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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Every vegetable has its devotees and detractors, but okra may be one of the most polarizing. That’s often due to its reputation for being slimy. When you cut into it, okra releases a gooey substance ...