英語の後に日本語が続きます。
I've eaten its fruits numerous times but saw the flowers for the first time. These are okra flowers. Okra flowers resemble Hamabo hibiscuses very much but that's understandable. Both are in the Malvaceae family.
The okra is native to East Africa, coming to Japan at the end of the Edo period (1603 - 1867), and is now used for various dishes, such as salad, tempura, (miso) soup, stew, and saute.
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