Alabama Red Okra

If you look closely, summer in the South is one long produce festival. For example, the last weekend of August in Burkville, Lowndes County, you will find the Okra Festival.…

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Purple Hull Peas

Purple hull peas, named for their purple pods, are a Southern legume and part of the field pea family, which also includes favorites like zipper peas, crowder peas, black-eyed peas…

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Jicama

Jicama is a globe-shaped root vegetable (legume) with a thick brown skin and a sweet, crisp and crunchy white flesh that resembles the texture of water chestnuts. The flavor is…

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