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'''Delele''' is a [[Zimbabwe]]an, [[Zambia]]n, north-eastern [[Botswana]] and Northern [[South Africa]]n dish made from a local plant of the same name, and often eaten with [[sadza]] or [[Pap (food)|phaletšhe]] or [[Vhuswa]]. The English word for delele is [[okra]].<ref name="ZMOF"/> Okra is also referred to as "derere".<ref name="ZMOF"/><ref name="Dutiro Howard 2007 p. 93"/> It is prepared with [[baking soda]] and well known for its slimy texture. Delele can be dried before cooking, but more frequently it is cooked fresh.{{cn|date=December 2017}}
The Vha-Venda people of South Africa cook the leaves of ''[[Corchorus olitorius]]'' in a similar manner. The dish goes well with [[Ugali|vhuswa]] (pap or maize meal).
== Description ==
Okra is a herbaceous, hairy annual plant of the mallow family (Malvaceae) and it is an edible food. Not to be confused with Delele. These are two different plants<ref>{{Cite web|title=okra {{!}} Description & Uses|url=https://www.britannica.com/plant/okra|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en|access-date=2020-05-30}}</ref>
==See also==
* [[List of African dishes]]
==References==
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<ref name="ZMOF">{{cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DlooAQAAIAAJ&q=%22Delele%22+zimbabwe | title=Zimbabwe Agricultural Journal | publisher=Zimbabwe Ministry of Agriculture | work=Volume 83, Issue 5 | date=1986|quote=Okra, (Abelmoschus esculentus L. Moench) also known as lady's finger or "gumbo" in the United States of America and "Derere" or "Delele" in Zimbabwe, is an important vegetable grown throughout the tropics. Its edible pods are ...}}</ref>
<ref name="Dutiro Howard 2007 p. 93">{{cite book | last1=Dutiro | first1=C. | last2=Howard | first2=K. | title=Zimbabwean Mbira Music on an International Stage: Chartwell Dutiro's Life in Music | publisher=Ashgate | series=SOAS musicology series | year=2007 | isbn=978-0-7546-5799-6 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pAd8kEWSzKcC&pg=PA93 | page=93}}</ref>
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