okras
Green gumbo pods
Okras is the plural of okra, a tall plant native to Africa cultivated for its edible green seed pods.
The pods, also called okras, have a ridged exterior and contain mucilaginous flesh that thickens soups and stews—most famously gumbo, where okra is essential.
She picked a dozen okras from the garden.
The vegetable can be prepared in many ways: fried, pickled, roasted, or stewed.
Spiced Louisiana stew
- stewSlow-simmered meat dish
- friedCooked in hot fat
- sautéedCooked quickly in fat
- pickledPreserved in acidic solution
roasted · grilled · creole · southern · curry · sambar · breaded · cornmeal
Seed case or cetacean group
- seedpodPlant's reproductive casing
- capsuleEnclosed dose container
- hibiscusTropical flowering shrub
- mallowSoft-leaved flowering herb
flowering · annual · tropical · warm-season · pollination · seeds · ribbed · pentagonal
Make or manufacture
- harvestGathering mature crops
- gardenCultivated plant area
- organicFrom living matter
- marketVenue for trade
farming · crop · edible · nutrition · vitamins · fiber · horticulture · cultivation
gumbo
Spiced Louisiana stew
pickled · roasted · grilled · creole · southern · curry · sambar · breaded · cornmeal · batter
pod
Seed case or cetacean group
mallow · flowering · annual · tropical · warm-season · pollination · seeds · ribbed · pentagonal · tapering
produce
Make or manufacture
market · farming · crop · edible · nutrition · vitamins · fiber · horticulture · cultivation · agricultural
mucilaginous
Thick, sticky, slippery
gelatinous · sticky · thickening · ropy · glutinous · slippery · moist · texture · mouthfeel · reduced
southern
Toward the sunbelt
- fried okraCooked breaded seed pods
- okra soupBroth with sliced pods
- pickled okraPreserved Southern vegetable
- okra stewSoup thickened with green pods