Origin Of Gumbo By: jimmyd | - The origin of gumbo,a soup-like dish featuring some type of meat or seafood and normally served on rice, is often attributed to the French, however the name itself was an African translation for the word "okra", which was a mainstay of the slaves brought over in the 17th and 18th century. This is much closer to the reality with reference to the origin of Gumbo and many of the gumbo recipes still continue to make use of okra as an supplementary thickener, as well as file' powder which was introd ... Tags:gumbo, origin of gumbo, gumbo origin, gumbo recipe