What is the food okra commonly known as?
Okra Okra Okra or okro (, ), known in many English-speaking countries as ladies' fingers or ochro, is a flowering plant in the mallow family. It is valued for its edible green seed pods. The geographical origin of okra is disputed, with supporters of West African, Ethiopian, and South Asian origins. The plant is cultivated in tropical, subtropical and warm temperate regions around the world. The name "okra" is most often used in the UK, United States and the Philippines, with a variant pronunciation in Caribbean English and Nigeria of "okro". The word "okra" is from the Igbo . The plant
Okra soup with rice vermicelli ("bihun") or mung bean vermicelli ("sohun"), with slices of "bakso" (ground beef surimi). In the United States, the first recipe for okra soup was published in 1824 in the book "The Virginia Housewife". After this initial publication, okra soup was commonly included in American cookbooks. In the late 1800s, okra soup recipes were commonly published in "The New York Times". In the U.S., okra soup has been prepared using canned okra. It is a traditional soup in Savannah, Georgia and Charleston, South Carolina. Okra soup Okra soup is prepared using the edible green seed pods of the