[Dragaera] [Dzur spoiler] Possible crack in the orb & Aliera's personality

[Kenneth Gorelick]

>
> I know that okra is a vegetable, but I did a dictionary search just
> now to see where it is native to.
>
> [begin cites]
> tall coarse annual of Old World tropics widely cultivated in southern
> United States and West Indies for its long mucilaginous green pods
> used as basis for soups and stews;
> [or]
> A tall tropical Asian annual plant (Abelmoschus esculentus) widely
> cultivated in warm regions for its edible, mucilaginous green pods.
> [or]
> Etymology: of African origin; akin to Ibo ókùrù okra
> 1 : a tall annual herb (Abelmoschus esculentus) of the mallow family
> that is cultivated for its mucilaginous green pods used especially in
> soups or stews;
> [end cites]
>
> (NB: "Asian", above, appears to be incorrect; more detailed
> descriptions assert that the plant originated in Africa)
>
> I am of the opinion that anything whose description includes the word
> "mucilaginous" does not belong in one's diet unless starvation is
> imminent.  And even then, if it were me, I would think real hard on
> how much I would mind starving to death.
>
> I guess I'm just finicky that way.

Okra is the one vegetable I will not eat, unless its avoidance would  
be impolite (as in my host put it in his gumbo)