I first encountered okra and an Indian restaurant when I was a child. We had been to Old Trafford to see Norwich play Man U and stopped off (I think in Sale) on the way back to N Wales for a meal. I loved it.

I must admit though that my couple of attempts much later in life at making a bhindi bhaji weren't that good. I did try growing it here one year but it failed. It can be grown, ideally under cover, in the UK but SRS in Texas has much better conditions for it.

I can't remember if I've asked my brother in Queensland (Sunshine Coast region) has tried growing it but I guess it might suit his sub-tropical climate.