Big T’s Thoughts

Why doesn’t Okra taste good on its own?  I think it’s probably the hairs.  Fried Okra is so bad for you, but so tasty, and Okra in Gumbo and similar dishes is fantastic.  Maybe if I lightly burned all the hairs off I could find a way to cook it without taking away from it (Isn’t it a fruit?).  Like some sort of incredibly light flambe followed by a baking or a steaming.  I bet steaming would make it even slimier, though. >.>