Okra, I clearly recall, was the first vegetable that I learned to cut. I remember it so well not because I loved it — although I did — but because of the slime. The mucilage that was excreted from the ...

Among the plants beloved in the south of the United States, okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) is a crowd favorite. Because okra loves hot and sunny summers, it's most commonly grown in the deep south, but ...

Medically reviewed by Allison Herries, RDN Okra is a fuzzy green vegetable that's a source of fiber and vitamins A and C. Research does not support the claim that drinking okra water maximizes its ...

Braised with chicken, stir-fried with corn or roasted with spices, these recipes highlight okra's versatility. (Silvia Razgova/For The Times) When I mentioned recently to a friend that I was ...

Adding okra to the diet can protect against long-term metabolic problems. A new study published in Brain Research suggests that okra could play a protective role against long-term health problems ...

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 ...

Learn how to clean bhindi (okra) to prevent sliminess and maintain its natural crunch. Proper drying after a gentle rinse ...

A traditional southern food, okra continues to work its way onto the plates and into the mouths of those who had bad experiences with the vegetable's famed mucilage, or slime. Education about proper ...

Okra was on the wrong side of history. The rejection of such items of Negro food as okra or chitlins could only drive those foods underground. Like the so-called funk of black music, the slime of okra ...

Fried okra, cornbread and sweet potato tots are in the running.

Another viral diet trend is here and just like the previous ones people all over social media are following it. You might have seen pictures and videos of people drinking okra water. For the unversed, ...

Okra indeed is known as lady fingers in other parts of the world. As I was filling my paper sack with small, tender okra pods at a farmers' market in Alabama, an attractive lady commented, "Aren't ...