Why does Okra get so SLIMY when cooked? | Food Unwrapped

In Bangladesh we just fry it

From what I've heard in Japan they like slimy okra. Definitely an acquired taste.

U saute or roast okra with spices and onions...u don't boil and make it a slime

I love fried okra! My mom was from Eastern Texas, and apparently they eat a lot of it.

Fascinating. I love okra (have only had it deep fried), but that subtle sliminess has always been the one thing I disliked about it. Glad to know there's a way to beat it now.

To cook it without soaking just make sure it’s dry ie no contact with water while cooking... best way to do it is wash and dry them before cutting.. add oil and necessary spices and fry them then you can add other ingredients

Okra is superfood for diabetic

So he never had fried okra? 🧐🤔

Bhindi

Same eggplants, string beans, etc.

I hate okra for this very reason

I love okra it has some sweetness to it. 😋👍

if you don't like it's slimyness then try cooking it the indian way. we make it in two ways and both are not slimy at all. we cook veggies to eat them with capati that's why our cooked veggies contains little more spices so that it balances the flavour when ate with daal, chapati and rice.

I've never had Ocra, but now I'm ready for it XD

I eat it twenty years ago in Egypt, I haven't missed it.

I love ordering okra at Indian restaurants. I forget the exact name of the dish, but it makes my tummy very happy 😋

I LOVVVVE OKRA❤️❤️❤️

Lamb and Okra curry is subslime

I actually like the slim 😒

I just rinsed off okra, cooked it in tomatoes, and it came out fine i didnt even use vinegar and salt

Dammit, now I want some Okra. :(

You should have gone to India - they know how to cook bhindi best. Never slimy. They do a dry curried bhindi that is one of the best things you will ever ate.

In stews & gumbos---which I love---that "slime" is considered an essential thickening agent, but just braised okra by itself?!? I'll pass...🤢 I too am weird about texture.

Yep, Oprah is very slimy.

Aaahh, this makes me very happy! Definitely going to buy Okra again now! 😊👍

I went to North Carolina and found Southern food to be a wonderful surprise. Plus the people were so friendly.

Bought okra for the first time today, dont know how to use it :D

I love okra so much. I think more people should try it

It is amusing seeing Brits' reaction to Okra. The slime is part of the fun.

This is so ignorant

Making fun of a food not native to ur lands and whatnot. Just present it in an educational way and not a ” make fun of “ kinda way.

It actually makes me gag. I genuinely can't even swallow it because of the slime. Immediately makes me vomit.

🤢🤢🤮🤮🤮🤮

I don't think you Brits know how to cook okra.... it should be cut up breaded and fried

Actually I love the slimy texture of Okra. The more slime the better.

There are some nutritional benefits of okra to make such cooking tips handy to help make eating it easier for those who don’t like slime and don’t want fried

Gumbo thickened two ways: Okra (gumbo is the African word for okra), used with chicken/sausage or seafood and a Roux to make Creole gumbo that has no okra and is usually only make with seafood. In SE Louisiana we eat it in gumbo or boiled, or fried, or smothered with onions and tomato, and even on top of a pot of fresh field peas AKA cow peas. The slime is unique and part of the variety of life; embrace the slime!

Ok-ra? Isn’t it O-kra? 😅😂

Okra with meat cooking. Delicious. People in Brazil love okra, called quiabo.

I thought that it was so sweet when he said he didn't learn that secret at University.

Will definitely try the vinegar +salt hack the next time I'm preparing okra the slimminess🤮

Pretty cool. I'm a cook and know everything= never heard of that either. Would also be a thought to maybe de-seed it, as I don't find the seeds particularly appealing anyways, a lot of Jalapeno's.

Try eating fresh raw okra,it's not slimy but sweet, crunchy and tasty by itself with nothing added. Fresh raw corn on the cob is the same way!😋

I didn't know that people hated the sliminess. It's the best part for me lol

Yuck, one of the few veg i cannot stand other than raw tomatoes

I put okra chop in jar with water for 24hrs then drain it into a glass and drink slim on empty stomach and after I do the same for 3days I then fry slimy okra for 10mins be4 I put 3 beat up eggs over it then I eat it

What kind of vinegar should you use?

I love the slime of okra