Shiratake?
#318217 - 11/08/07 09:38 AM
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jaime g
Reged: 07/27/05
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Loc: new york city
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Has anyone tried these? They're a Japanese noodle that's made almost entirely of water and soluble fiber (from a kind of yam). They're also available made with tofu. Wondering if anyone has any experience with them. Thanks!
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jaime
ibs-a (mostly d) // vegetarian
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Re: Shiratake?
#318235 - 11/08/07 02:44 PM
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K2
Reged: 01/29/06
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Loc: Canada
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I've never heard of these but I'm definitely going to look for them. I'll let you know when I try some.
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Re: Shiratake?
#318236 - 11/08/07 02:53 PM
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Syl
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I tried them a couple of times. I am not sure I prepared them properly. They tasted okay but the texture seemed a bit odd. Perhaps it is an acquired taste 
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Well, I bought a bag of the tofu shiratake (all I've seen in supermarkets here), and I think they're great! Granted, my nose is all stuffed from allergies, but they're not supposed to have their own taste anyway - they absorb the flavor of whatever they're cooked in. When people don't like them I think it's the texture, which worked fine for me. I blanched them in boiling water, and then stir-fried them in with zucchini, mushrooms, and tofu in teriyaki/black bean sauce. The texture is sort of like rice noodles, sort of wet and squishy, but that goes great with asian cooking. I wouldn't imagine them being great in place of spaghetti. But I'm very happy with them. 4 oz of noodles has 20 calories, 2g fiber (I'm pretty sure it's all SF), and 2g protein.
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