The whole house smelled like fried okra.

His raita, a garlic-infused yogurt condiment, comes with a sprinkling of crunchy fried okra on top.

But turn off, and the city - population 36,264 - soon reveals its attractions: elegant 19th-century buildings, a living musical heritage and very fine fried okra.

It is served with collard greens, red beans and little nuggets of fried okra.

The sides are Southern, too: fried okra and Cheddar cheese grits.

Get it with a side order of fried okra.

Now, your fried okra is a sight more trouble, but I always say it ain't much of a party without fried okra.

We ate fried okra and biscuits, then I went back to my work.

And Luby's caters to regional tastes, with side dishes like smooth mashed potatoes and crisp fried okra.

But cornmeal-battered and fried okra was perfect, unctuous but not slimy, ($4.25 as an appetizer).