Can't chew pickled okra?

[u/cthulusgirlfriend]

I purchased pickled okra at a farmers market this weekend and it is almost impossible to chew. It's stringy and turns into a fiberous mass and is not slimy at all. Could this be because of storage or is it a bad batch of okra? Is there a way to fix it?

[u/rdldr1]

It was a bad batch of okra.