> Boiled okra gets slimy. There are two edible forms of Okra, fried and > pickled. > You can have a perfectly good gumbo without Okra. Two opinions there, too. Yes, boiled okra gets slimy, but there is a technique to properly preparing okra for gumbo so it is not slimy. And NO, it isn't gumbo without okra, it is just soup. ;-)