I grew up eating okra. Stewed okra is disgusting. That slime is just the most unappetizing thing. The texture can’t be any better, but I’ve never managed to get any into my mouth.
However, okra is quite good when lightly battered and flash fried. It’s good in thick, spicey gumbo or jambalaya. It’s good pickled, particularly with hot peppers.
It’s merely OK when heavily battered and deep fried.
My Korean friends use it in some recipes. I’ll look into it.
-JT
I feel the same about okra. My Mom is from New Orleans so we grew up eating gumbo with okra in it. I despise the slime of boiled okra but the slime is cooked out when it gets put into gumbo. I also like it fried and pickled.
One of the best party foods I had was a pickled okra spear tightly wrapped within a cream cheese smeared ham slice then sliced into rounds. Really easy and really yummy.
Yum! Pickled okra. I second that!