Okra soup
Okra soup is prepared using the edible green seed pods of the okra flowering plant as a primary ingredient. It is greenish in colour. Okra has a slippery feel when rubbed with the fingers. The edible green seed pods can also be used in stews.[1]
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Africa
In Sub-Saharan Africa okra soup is a delicacy, the plants name derives from the Igbo language. In Yoruba, it is referred to as obe lla.[2]
China
Chinese okra soup is a "country style dish often served at family meals".[3]
Indonesia
In Indonesian cuisine okra soup is called sayur oyong, usually served in clear chicken broth with rice vermicelli (bihun) or mung bean vermicelli (sohun), with slices of bakso (ground beef surimi).
United States
In the United States, the first recipe for okra soup was published in 1824 in the book The Virginia Housewife.[4][5] After this initial publication, okra soup was commonly included in American cookbooks.[4] In the late 1800s, okra soup recipes were commonly published in The New York Times.[6] In the U.S., okra soup has been prepared using canned okra.[7] It is a traditional soup in Savannah, Georgia and Charleston, South Carolina.[8]
Preparation
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Gallery
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Indonesian sayur oyong (okra soup) in clear light broth
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okra - Soup
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Miso soup with okra and nagaimo
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Okro Soup.jpg
Okro Soup
See also
References
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Further reading
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