Okra is an acquired taste..............but deep-fried
in batter like Southerners do makes it very palatable.
You aren’t wrong there, Liz! As a native Southerner, I had to be coaxed as a child until my taste buds developed to appreciate okra. I definitely got there, but I was leery of okra as a kid. Same as I was of artichokes (might choke Arty, but ain’t gonna choke Stymie). Or oysters. Fresh oysters in the right season are great!
My point is, sometimes we don’t like something at first, but like my Dad told me, try it again later on! If you go into something with the child’s taste buds in place, and only hold on to THAT MEMORY, you might be missing out on something you really enjoy later on.