You might think of the vegetable okra as a mysterious finger-shaped pod with a notoriously slippery texture. If you've eaten it, you may know just how versatile and delicious the summer vegetable can ...

It’s okra season in Michigan. That’s good news for okra lovers. Not so much for okra haters. Perhaps no other vegetable is so revered and reviled. Fans of the fuzzy little green pods love their ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Coterie gives okra an Indian-inspired twist with cumin, mint, carmelized onions and cilantro-mint ...

Still looking for that summer-grown vegetable that can tolerate our heat and humidity as well as be tasty? Take another look at okra. Okra is a Southern staple in the home garden and at the dinner ...

Okra thrives in the heat - both in the garden and in the kitchen. As the merciless summer sun beats down, okra plants produce pod after pod, giving home cooks pounds of produce to prepare or preserve.

Okra has been a staple vegetable in the Southern United States for several hundred years. Thomas Jefferson noted okra was well established by the late 18th century. Okra grows as a tall garden plant ...

Though notions of seasonality can feel precious at times — especially in our grocery stores where you can get most anything you want throughout the year — I still like to punctuate the seasons with a ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – Before it becomes the familiar vegetable on dinner plates, okra starts its life as a flower. Zack Snipes, the area horticulture agent with the Clemson Cooperative Extension ...

People tend to have opinions when it comes to okra: Some dislike the vegetable's slimy texture while others extol its nutritional benefits. And then there's a third (but small) category: people who ...