Quimbombo

I am told by a friend,  that shops which sell Filipino foods will have it. ** EDITED **

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thanks guys 

Hi emh you might be having difficulty finding it if you use the name "Quimbombo" as that is the central and south american name for it. In Spain it is "Okra". Nonetheless it isn't commonly used in Mediterranean cooking, except a few Greek dishes as you said, but it is huge in South America, India and Asia, not just the Philippines! :)  So unless you have a very good supermarket near you, you won't find it or you will have to go to a specialist South-American/Asian supermarket. Maybe the Corte Ingles or a Big Carrefour, I seem to remember seeing it there once...

All the references on the internet seem to confirm that Okra in Spanish  is Quimbombo, as EMH says.

I fully agree with mac75, quimbombó is the name for Okra in Spanish in Latin American countries but not in Spain where it is mostly known as okra.  Okra is not used commonly in Spain so in general you would need to go to a specialized store to buy it.  A good produce store should be able to get it for you if you ask them to, even if they do not carry it normally.  Confirming the price before confirming the order is recommended.

Internet can be deceptive sometimes with Spanish, as google pulls up so many Argentinian sites, for your reassurance the Ministry of Agriculture in Spain uses the name "Okra" not "Quimbombo". Here is a link I found which also explains everything you need to know about Okra in Spanish:

http://www.magrama.gob.es/ministerio/pags/biblioteca/hojas/hd_2007_2126a.pdf

My Collins Spanish-English dictionary (3rd Edition) has Okra as Kimbomb6 (where 6 = o with accent on my keyboard!)

That doesn't surprise me, I bet if you look up Lobster it will say "Langosta" as the main translation when it can only be "bogavante" as they are different animals. It appears that Okra has a multitude of "common names" so none of them are wrong obviously, just certain countries use different ones and from my experience and the little I know about this fruit, I have only heard the name Okra here in Spain, so ask for both just in case and when you find it please let us know how they referred to it :)

Hopefully helpful note for anyone reading this old thread:

You can buy okra in Barcelona at the various Indian markets on Carrer de Joaquin Costa. I saw at least three stores selling it, including the "Proxim" at Carrer de Joaquin Costa, 44. Good quality, too.

-- Zach from USA