While Ethiopian in origin, okra rarely goes by its native name Abelmoschus esculentus or Hibiscus esculentus. Having a complicated name certainly doesn’t make it an outdated food item. In fact, okra is incredibly popular globally; it just goes by many different names such as: okro, lady’s finger, gumbo, guino-gumbo, guibeiro, bhindi, gombo, bendakai, and, most commonly in