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Passionate okra lovers crave this bright green, heat-loving vegetable, whether fried, grilled, steamed, roasted, boiled, broiled, pickled, raw, whole, sliced, or julienned. With Okra, Virginia Willis provides the key that unlocks the door of okra desire' to okra addicts and newcomers to the pod alike.

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Virginia Willis can do magic with okra, frying it crisp, turning it into gumbo and also shares African, Mediterranean, Caribbean and Indian recipes for this odd vegetable. This book is a must for okra lovers, but also those, like me who don't have a clue how to prepare it." - Cooking with Amy food blog

"50 delicious recipes, both southern and worldwide, and just about everything else you would ever want to know about okra." - Foodsite Magazine

"Intriguing." - Edible Charlotte

"[A] splendid series." - Los Angeles Times

"Okra can be a challenge even for good cooks. Thank goodness there's a great cook like Virginia Willis here to help those of us who love to eat it but have been challenged by cooking it." - Los Angeles Times

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    A Paperback by Virginia Willis

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      Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
      Publication Date: 1/31/2023 12:08:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9781469677514, 978-1469677514
      ISBN10: 1469677512

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Passionate okra lovers crave this bright green, heat-loving vegetable, whether fried, grilled, steamed, roasted, boiled, broiled, pickled, raw, whole, sliced, or julienned. With Okra, Virginia Willis provides the key that unlocks the door of okra desire' to okra addicts and newcomers to the pod alike.

      Trade Review
      Virginia Willis can do magic with okra, frying it crisp, turning it into gumbo and also shares African, Mediterranean, Caribbean and Indian recipes for this odd vegetable. This book is a must for okra lovers, but also those, like me who don't have a clue how to prepare it." - Cooking with Amy food blog

      "50 delicious recipes, both southern and worldwide, and just about everything else you would ever want to know about okra." - Foodsite Magazine

      "Intriguing." - Edible Charlotte

      "[A] splendid series." - Los Angeles Times

      "Okra can be a challenge even for good cooks. Thank goodness there's a great cook like Virginia Willis here to help those of us who love to eat it but have been challenged by cooking it." - Los Angeles Times

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