KORA
Okra, also known as lady’s fingers and bhindi, is the pretty pod f an annual grown in tropical and sob-tropical regions around the world. It originated in Ethiopia, from where it spread to the rest of Africa and then around the world; it voyaged to the New world on slave ships, with its alternative name, gombo, with it gave to the local spicy soup-stews. Okra has a mild, sweet vegetal flavour. When the pod is cut a sticky juice is released; this helps to thicken cooked dish in the same way as cornflour.