Nancy2 > wrote:

> Everybody says that, but it's not true. The entire time I lived and
> worked in Oklahoma, everyone thought they could convince me that okra
> wasn't slimey, but they all failed. Okra is to me what beets are to
> Barb. I can't say it better than that. LOL.

Try it in the Vietnamese sour and spicy canh chua soup. You fill find
its texture the very opposite of slimy; it is almost crispy.

Victor