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By Adrian Daniel and Michael Daniel
Published 2004
This unique vegetable, a member of the mallow, or hibiscus, family, originated in Africa and still grows wild in Ethiopia. It is the elongated edible pod that results from the brilliant red and yellow blooms. Bamia in Arabic, bhindi in India and “ladies’ fingers” in English (okra is a corruption of an African name), few vegetables excite such different responses.
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