Q&A for How to Prepare Okra

If you pick up fresh, green okras, you shouldn't have that problem. Boil them to be extra sure.

It depends on the size of the okra and whether you cut it up. Generally, you should cook it until it's tender. You can drink the water, but it probably won't taste very good.

There are very few recipes using okra because unless okra is prepared properly before cooking it, it has an extremely slimy texture.

It is completely up to your personal preferences.

You need to let the okra soak in vinegar for 20 minutes or so.

This is not any better than eating a chicken or cactus raw. What you are doing when you cook these things is getting rid of that slimy/gel stuff which is not absorbed in the gut.

Yes, brown seeds are fine.

It has a flat, if not subtle, taste. You need to soak it for about 10 hours to let the elements to diffuse into the water, though.

Run fresh water over it to remove any grit, which it shouldn't have since it grows far away from the ground. Boil it for 30 minutes, and any bugs or bird poop will be neutralized.