Lady's finger / myLot

India

November 6, 2024 7:13pm CST

Okhra is what they are better known as and I wonder why they are called lady's finger. This is one of my faovurite vegetables and I cook them in various ways My best dish is when I cook them in coconut juice. I had this vegetable growing in my garden years ago. One has to be vigilant when to harvest it as a slight delay it will get seasoned and cannot be used. Lady's finger is loaded with iron and is good for health. Image credit: Flipkart

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Marie

@Tampa_girl7 (50139)

• United States

7 Nov

I love okra. A lady finger is used in a dessert for us. I have never heard okra called this. They are cake like.

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@allknowing (135557)

• India

7 Nov

Never heard of this before. If you browse you will find this name lady's finger for okra all over

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Fleur

@Fleura (30255)

• United Kingdom

7 Nov

Strangely enough those sponge fingers are also called 'boudoir biscuits' here!

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Anna

@LadyDuck (470959)

• Switzerland

7 Nov

@Fleura Savoiardi in Italy, those sponge fingers are the ones needed to make tiramisù.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (470959)

• Switzerland

7 Nov

I was going to say the same as @Tampa_girl7, lady fingers are used in a dessert, those we use to make tiramisù in Italy (we call them Savoiardi in Italy).

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@allknowing (135557)

• India

7 Nov

That is English for you