Okra (American cuisine)

Okra (American cuisine): Okra (also called gumbo), is a soup stew that originated in French Louisiana during the XNUMXth century. It consists mainly of a strongly flavored broth, meats or shellfish, a thickener and vegetables (celery, peppers and onions, a trio known in Cajun cuisine (*) as the “holy Trinity”). Several types of thickeners are used: okra in Africa, spiced spices (or red) among the Choctaws (**), prepared ...