Tom Catena

Probably 99 percent of Nuba are subsistence farmers. They have maybe two or three cattle, a few goats. Now there are food shortages, so they're very thin. But traditionally, they are very strong and muscular. They grow sorghum, okra, a bit of corn, some peanuts. If they need money, they'll sell one of their animals or sell some sorghum.

American Public Servant

Cat Cora

When I was growing up in Mississippi - it was good Southern food... but I also grew up with a Greek family; when other kids were eating fried okra, we were eating steamed artichokes. So I think it played a big part in my healthy cooking.

American Chef

Robin Williams

Okra is the closest thing to nylon I've ever eaten. It's like they bred cotton with a green bean. Okra, tastes like snot. The more you cook it, the more it turns into string.

American Comedian

Yotam Ottolenghi

Small okra pods have a much more attractive texture than large ones, which, when cooked, can be gloopy, stringy and totally spoil a dish.

Israeli Chef

Jaime Harrison

I've picked butter beans, okra, watermelon, cantaloupe, honeydew. I've butchered pigs, chickens. We made our own sausage and pudding.

American Politician

Jason Aldean

I love fried okra. The fact that it's okra makes me feel like it's good for you - I forget the fact that it's fried.

American Musician

Tom Colicchio

I hate okra and grated mountain yam for the same reason. They're both slimy.

Mena Massoud

Egyptian Actor

Okra is integral to dishes like gumbo and is associated with comfort food in Southern U.S. culture.

Cultural Cuisine

When cooked, okra produces a slimy texture, which is cherished in certain dishes but might be unusual for some.

Cooking Texture

Okra can be fried, pickled, or added to soups, offering versatile uses in the kitchen.

Preparation Variety

The vegetable form of okra can change in flavor and texture based on the cooking method used.

Cooking Method

Fresh okra should be bright green and firm to the touch, not soft or brown.

Freshness Indicator

Okra can be cut into pieces or used whole, affecting both the look and the texture of a dish.

Slicing Preference

 depressing to see this one here is the okra star it's kind of a common intertidal sea star that we have it's a poster child of sea stars I would say and you can see the species has five arms it's missing one of those

Why Are So Many Starfish...

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