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You might think that okra is a vegetable but it is actually a flowering plant from the mallow family. Known as ladies fingers (a translation of the Igbo - spoken in Nigeria), okra is grown in tropical areas and it is actually the seed pod of the plant which, when picked young, is used as a vegetable.

Although okra is used in eastern Mediterranean and Arab countries, usually in stews and in the USA, breaded and fried, it is in Indian cuisine that it is best known. Called bhindi in Hindi, ladies fingers should be about the size of the ring finger of a small woman; any larger and they will be too tough and hairy to use....more...

It seems as Southern as whistling Dixie but this tasty pod is migrating to a city near you.

Think okra is just a southern vegetable? Think again. Above the Mason Dixon line this underrated, underused vegetable may not be as familiar as tomatoes but okra is appearing on restaurants menus from Telluride to Phoenix and have even been spotted in places like New York's famous Chelsea Farmer's Market. Okra might be a redneck cousin in the vegetable world but with the renewed popularity of cocktails, especially the martini, pickled okra has even been seen gracing a martini glass....more...

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