Okra soup

Other vegetables can be added to the soup as well, such as ewedu, kerenkere, or Ugu leaf.

The edible green seed pods can also be used in other stews and soups, such as the American dish gumbo.

[1] In Nigeria, okra soup is a delicacy and is popular amongst Igbos, Yorubas, Efiks, Hausas, and other Nigerian ethnic groups.

[3][4][5][6] Chinese okra soup is a "country style dish often served at family meals".

In the United States, the first recipe for okra soup was published in 1824 in the book The Virginia Housewife.