Okra soup. Photo credit: Tori Avey
Okra
Also referred to as “Gumbo”, Okra is very common in France, Spain and America. Its popularity grew during the colonial era when slavery was at its pick. It is a popular stew made up of vegetables mixed with chicken, pork, shrimp, or crawfish, with Okra as the main ingredient.
The soup is gelled with powder from sassafras leaves that are at times used as home remedies for body aches and inflammations. Slaves in South Carolina used seeds from Okra plant to prepare coffee.
