Jason - I know this is kind of outside the game, but I saw something else about okra the other day (it was on "Good Eats" with Alton Brown.)
Okra is a natural thickener. You don't have to use as much flour or cornstarch in soups and stews when you use okra.
OK - now for "N"
Nori the dried seaweed used to make sushi rolls. You can wrap up sticky rice, vegetables, raw or cooked fish or even some meats if you like. My kids even like just snacking on the dried nori. (My kids also like sushi -- so they are a little out there, LOL!)
But if you know somebody that blanches at the word "sushi" because all they think of is raw fish, you can make what is called a "bagel roll" - which is basically the nori, layered with rice, then smoked salmon, cream cheese, avocadoes, green onions and then you roll it up.
...'LM'O'N?