Hisory Of Okra

Okra supposedly originated in Ethiopia, the mountainous or plateau portion of Eritrea, and the eastern, higher part of Sudan. Okra has been found growing wild in Ethiopia and along the Nile signifying that it truly originated in this area. From this area it was carried Arabia and India. It was probably brought to the United States by French colonists to Louisiana in early 1700. Thomas Jefferson indicated in was being grown in Virginia before 1781. By 1806 several varieties of Okra were being grown. Okra is now much cultivated throughout the tropical and subtropical regions mainly for culinary purposes. Today okra is popular in Africa, the Middle East, Greece, Turkey, India, the Caribbean, South America and the Southern U.S. It is not a very common vegetable in most European countries, except for Greece and parts of Turkey.

Health Benefits Of Okra