[smokingfrog]

I will eat just about any gumbo, but am not so hot on the okra kind.

[Ditter]

When MrD puts okra into a gumbo, it is cooked to pieces and only serves as a thickener. You would not know it is in there , at least I don't.

[mumblypeg]

Sllimy okra results from simmering it for hours. Tastes like boiled snot.
Gross. I’ve never understood why everybody does that.

I add chopped, fresh okra last-— about 5-10 minutes before serving.
Sweet and crunchy. Yum!

Okra is good fried or pickled, too.
You can buy the pickled kind in a jar, in the pickle aisle at the supermarket.