Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Okra gets its slime from a substance called mucilage. Okra is one of those vegetables with a polarizing reputation. Whether you ...

Our vegetable garden just keeps on going and growing. Not everything of course. The summer’s heat was just too much for most of our favorites. A couple of the vegetables never got the message that the ...

“Mucilaginous.” I remember the first time I heard that word. It was in reference to okra, the slimy green pod vegetable I grew up eating virtually every meal in the South. Before then, I had never ...

I am glad that no one ever forced stewed okra on me during my childhood, because the stories I’ve heard from stewed-okra veterans have been traumatizing. Friends and colleagues have described memories ...

Just uttering the word "okra" can raise tensions in certain culinary circles. Defenders immediately raise their voices to extol okra's virtues, especially how the mucilaginous fluid it exudes can ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Try this method of slicing up okra for crispy, crunchy, slime-free results. There are a bunch of different techniques to try out ...

A few weeks ago I asked for your help in the best way to remove slime from okra. I am proud to say that you answered my cries and right quick. First, some background. Seasoned okra cooks will attest ...