Delele is a Zimbabwean, Zambian, north-eastern Botswana and Northern South African dish made from a local plant of the same name, and often eaten with sadza or phaletšhe or Vhuswa.
[1][2] It is prepared with baking soda and well known for its slimy texture.
[citation needed] The Vha-Venda people of South Africa cook the leaves of Corchorus olitorius in a similar manner.
The dish goes well with vhuswa (pap or maize meal).
Okra is a herbaceous, hairy annual plant of the mallow family (Malvaceae) and it is an edible food.