Do bitter melons become popular? I read about them on an English article saying it's good for longevity. I was surprised to find their seeds are sold at a German seed shop. You should definitely try. I think bitter melon's bitterness is easier than Okra's stickiness ;)
I will try the bread crumble coated Okra you showed in your post ........ if I have successfully harvest more.
They are definitely not popular here yet, but my farmers are awesome about trying all kinds of different things! In some ways it's a lot of fun because I get to try some things that I've only ever read about. In other ways it's a bit scary as some of the reasons why they are trying out different things is because of climate change. I do applaud these guys, though, for doing the best they can to produce on every bit of land they have in all kinds of ingenious ways!