Okra - Does anyone knows why this veggie is called lady-fingers - so curious - Judy :(

[Guest guest]

Hey Judy,

 

Do you or anyone knows why this veggie is given such a nickname ?

Please put me out of my misery.

 

 

Best Wishes,

Wee

 

 

 

 

 

On 5 Feb 2007 at 6:21, wwjd wrote:

 

> I was wondering when you bake this and the Lady Fingers?

[Guest guest]

Hello Wee

This is the best I could come up with for you:

http://www.foodreference.com/html/fladysfingers.html

I heard them called lady fingers when I lived in the East Midlands

back in the 70s. Okra is an Ibo or Nigerian word. The other name for

them is bhindi.

HTH

Christie

 

, wee wrote:

>

> Hey Judy,

>

> Do you or anyone knows why this veggie is given such a nickname ?

> Please put me out of my misery.

>

>

> Best Wishes,

> Wee

>