Okra has an ardent proselytizer in Virginia Willis, the Atlanta-based chef, author and Southern food authority. "I will cajole, entice, and seduce doubters into becoming believers," writes Willis in ...

Okra has an ardent proselytizer in Virginia Willis, the Atlanta-based chef, author and Southern food authority. “I will cajole, entice, and seduce doubters into becoming believers,” writes Willis in ...

Try this method of slicing up okra for crispy, crunchy, slime-free results. There are a bunch of different techniques to try out if you're looking to avoid that texture. You could batter and deep fry ...

Oh okra's favored far and wide, Oh you can eat it boiled or fried, Oh either slick or crisp inside, Oh I once a knew a man who died Without okra. Roy Blount Jr., "Song to Okra" It took one of ...

Okra has an ardent proselytizer in Virginia Willis, the Atlanta-based chef, author and Southern food authority. “I will cajole, entice, and seduce doubters into becoming believers,” writes Willis in ...

A few weeks ago I asked for your help in the best way to remove slime from okra. I am proud to say that you answered my cries and right quick. First, some background. Seasoned okra cooks will attest ...

POD PERSON: In his new book, Chris Smith, marketing and communications manager for Sow True Seed, dives deeply into a range of culinary and other practical uses for okra pods, leaves, seeds, flowers ...

“Mucilaginous.” I remember the first time I heard that word. It was in reference to okra, the slimy green pod vegetable I grew up eating virtually every meal in the South. Before then, I had never ...

There are a lot of okra haters out there, the unlucky ones who were slimed. It is, apparently, hard to get over. Maybe that's why there are so many Web site discussions -- tips shared between Southern ...