Regional Foods

noun a type of vegetable, also known as okra, that is long and slender in shape

• The chef prepared a delicious dish using ladies' fingers as one of the main ingredients.
• I love snacking on ladies' fingers, they are so tasty!
• Hey, pass me some of those ladies' fingers, they're my favorite snack.
• Her delicate fingers moved across the piano keys like graceful ladies' fingers.

noun a type of food made of ground maize dough or cooked flour, typical of several Latin American countries

• The traditional Venezuelan dish, arepa, is made from cornmeal and often stuffed with various fillings.
• I could really go for an arepa right now, they're so delicious!
• Let's grab some arepas and chill at the park.
• Her smile was as warm and comforting as a freshly baked arepa.