In the wellness world, it seems there’s always a new infused water promising to make us better. Lemon water is a familiar example: perhaps not transformative, but at least refreshing. Artichoke water, ...

Okra water is gaining immense popularity on social media for its impressive health benefits. Users on platforms like TikTok, Instagram, and X are touting the slimy fruit’s ability to enhance digestion ...

The trouble began in early 2024 when videos with the hashtag #okrawater surfaced on TikTok. Oddly mesmerizing clips portrayed influencers straining okra pods from a clear, viscous liquid, claiming the ...

A member of the mallow family and cousin to hibiscus, cotton, and cocoa, okra is one of the world’s oldest cultivated crops, with origins in Africa — specifically around Ethiopia and Eritrea — dating ...

There is no indifference when it comes to okra. It’s a take-it-or-leave-it kind of vegetable. As the author of “Okra,” part of the Savor the South cookbook series (University of North Carolina Press, ...