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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. -- Robin Williams
We call that runnin' through the okra patch. -- Fred Smoot
I hate okra and grated mountain yam for the same reason. They're both slimy. -- Tom Colicchio
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. -- Jason Aldean
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. -- Cat Cora
Small okra pods have a much more attractive texture than large ones, which, when cooked, can be gloopy, stringy and totally spoil a dish. -- Yotam Ottolenghi

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