Common Names: Okra, gumbo, lady fingers Scientific Name ... which bloom for only one day and shortly are followed by green, ...

Okra, also known as lady's finger or gumbo, is a long, ribbed green seed pod that looks like a finger. The word on the streets is that drinking okra water elevates a lady's libido and improves ...

Simmer till okra is done. Can take about 20 minutes! Then add to gumbo pot. (When cooked, okra releases an oil that helps thicken the consistency of the gumbo. PawPaw always puts it in there but ...

Planting Central American pepper seeds on ... slaves brought okra from their native lands to the southern United States. The vegetable, which they called kimgombo, also gave gumbo its name.

Just be sure not to cut too far down and expose the seeds. At this point ... if you're making things like gumbo, stir-fry, or soup. In recipes like these, okra can be added frozen and will ...

Add the chopped tomatoes, the cooked vegetables and the okra. Stir to combine and then ... then place on top of the gumbo, put a lid on and place over a low heat for 10 minutes.

Gumbo commonly is made with meat or seafood — or both — with okra or filé powder (ground dried sassafras leaves) added for flavor as well as for thickening; this is sometimes in ...