CAssava Common name Cassava Scientific Name Manioth esculenta Other Common Names Aipim or mandioca (Brazil), muhogo (Swahili, Africa) manioc, yuca, tapioca or guacamote (Spanish), 木薯 (mù shǔ, Mandarin), umdumbula (Zulu,
Chayote Common name Chayote Scientific Name Sechium edule Other Common Names Custard marrow or Buddha’s hand (English), mirliton (Cajun, Haitian Creole), choko (Australia), xuxu (Brazil), chu chu (Jamaica), 佛手瓜 (fó
Okra Common name Okra Scientific Name Abelmoschus esculentus Other Common Names Gumbo (Wolof, West Africa), ladyfingers (English), 秋葵, 羊角豆 (yáng jiǎo dòu, Mandarin), भिंडी (Bhindi, Hindi), Bamia (Swahili and Arabic),
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Funding for the Florida Heritage Foods Initiative: Connecting Local Food with Local Culture in Florida Farmers Markets was made possible by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service through grant Agreement Number 21FMPPFL1026-00. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the USDA.