Okra:
Name(s): Okra
Availability: Green: All year. Source: Mexico and the United States.
Handling Tips: 45-50°F. Keep cool and dry.
General Information: known primarily from creole cuisine, okra is either loved or hated. If not overcooked, okra can be crispy and sweet. Once cut or sliced, okra releases a rather slithery liquid that makes it objectionable to some but and excellent soup or stew thickener. Excellent when steamed, sauteed, fried, stewed, pickled or boiled. High in vitamin C.
Fair source of vitamin A.