Edamame: Hot or Cold?
Nexis
ordered edamame, which came to the table hot. Quite hot, actually, lol. A
couple months ago, at a different restaurant, it was slightly warmer than
room temp. My brother's wife, who is Vietnamese, likes it chilled. So now
I'm wondering...how you do you like your edamame? Hot? Cold? or somewhere in
between?
I think I like it best just as it was tonight, hot with a nice flakey salt.
kimberly
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Pete C.
Near or a little over room temp. At home it's nuke the frozen edemame
until defrosted, apply salt, toss to coat and equalize temps and it's
typically a bit over room temp by the time I'm sitting down to munch.
James Silverton
> Nexis wrote:
>>
>> Tonight was my BIL's birthday so we went out for sushi and
>> such, and I ordered edamame, which came to the table hot.
>> Quite hot, actually, lol. A couple months ago, at a different
>> restaurant, it was slightly warmer than room temp. My
>> brother's wife, who is Vietnamese, likes it chilled. So
>> now I'm wondering...how you do you like your edamame? Hot?
>> Cold? or somewhere in between?
>>
>> I think I like it best just as it was tonight, hot with a
>> nice flakey salt.
>>
>> kimberly
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>> http://eating-sandiego.blogspot.com
That would be my preference too, including salt. I have eaten Trader
Joe's Edamame from time to time and a full soup bowl takes about 1
minute to be ready, whatever it says on the package.
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Cindy Hamilton
I like it cold to lukewarm (depending on the weather, which we get a
lot
more of in Michigan), with a nice flakey salt.
Cindy Hamilton
Nancy2
I've tried to eat it, really, I have, and just cannot get past the
texture and lack of flavor.
N.
James Silverton
Are you trying to eat the pods? :-) Tho' I suppose the texture of the
beans is a bit like Lima beans, which I like but others don't.
sf
My edamame comes in the pod with drinks at the sushi place (free).
It's mostly at room temperature, sometimes I get there earlier and
it's still warm.
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Sometimes I even put it in the food.
Zeppo
"Nexis" <nex...@cox.net> wrote in message
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Either. I'll take the time to heat it at home, but its fine as a cold snack,
too. I usually buy the 2 lb. tray at the local warehouse store, use what we
need for a dinner appetizer, then take the rest in small quantities for
lunch over the next week few days.
Even the dog loves the stuff.
Jon
Jean B.
Oh good. Someone else who has not hopped onto the edamame bandwagon.
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Jean B.
Mark Thorson
>
> I've tried to eat it, really, I have, and just cannot get past the
> texture and lack of flavor.
Probably not enough salt in the water.
It takes quite a lot.
Kris
I like them cool, with kosher salt.
Kris
Jim Davis
Janet Wilder
the local minor league baseball park to nibble while I watch the game.
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pure kona
<kellie...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>Nexis wrote:
>> Tonight was my BIL's birthday so we went out for sushi and such, and I
>> ordered edamame, which came to the table hot. Quite hot, actually, lol. A
>> couple months ago, at a different restaurant, it was slightly warmer than
>> room temp. My brother's wife, who is Vietnamese, likes it chilled. So now
>> I'm wondering...how you do you like your edamame? Hot? Cold? or somewhere in
>> between?
>>
>> I think I like it best just as it was tonight, hot with a nice flakey salt.
>>
>> kimberly
>> --
>> http://eating-sandiego.blogspot.com
>>
>>
>room temperature out of a plastic zip lock bag that I've sneaked into
>the local minor league baseball park to nibble while I watch the game.
I have always boiled the soybeans and when I am in a good mood-as a
grown-up, I pop the beans into a bowl and serve them warm with butter-
if I feel like it.
As a kid ( a half century ago) we had them quickly boiled and we'd
nibble them out of their skins and called them "typewriter beans".
Always a yummy dinner vegetable--all these years later; I buy fresh
local soybeans and cook them once a week. Hard to beat even with just
rice.
aloha,
cea
sf
Most of the replies in Hot or Cold didn't say it, but seemed to be
about shelled Edamame. I don't eat them very often and when I do they
are still in their shells.... like peanuts. Boiled and salted on the
*outside*.
Cindy Hamilton
> Most of the replies in Hot or Cold didn't say it, but seemed to be
> about shelled Edamame. I don't eat them very often and when I do they
> are still in their shells.... like peanuts. Boiled and salted on the
> *outside*.
I've been buying them frozen and shelled. I generally use them for a
quick lunch, so it's easier not to deal with the shells. Microwaved
and salted a bunch, usually served with something like zaru soba.
Cindy Hamilton
James Silverton
To me, they are a snack and removing the beans from the pods with my
teeth is fun and transfers just the right amount of salt.
Curt Nelson
Nuked warm for me is my preference.
For me, salt alone was getting boring, so I tried some white cheddar popcorn
seasoning and I really like it. Makes a good late night TV snack.
Hasta,
Curt Nelson
James Silverton
I like them both but is there much difference between soy beans and lima
beans as a *vegetable* rather than a snack? Lima beans are cheaper.
Nexis
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>
> Most of the replies in Hot or Cold didn't say it, but seemed to be
> about shelled Edamame. I don't eat them very often and when I do they
> are still in their shells.... like peanuts. Boiled and salted on the
> *outside*.
>
Yep, that's what I had, and am craving right now, actually! lol
kimberly
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Tara
>
>Most of the replies in Hot or Cold didn't say it, but seemed to be
>about shelled Edamame. I don't eat them very often and when I do they
>are still in their shells.... like peanuts. Boiled and salted on the
>*outside*.
In the shell! Wiggling them out of the shell is half the fun.
Tara
Arri London
The Japanese restaurants in which I've eaten edamame served them warm,
with salt sprinkled on them. That's how we prepare them at home. Cold
beans rarely interest me :)
sf
>Nancy2 wrote:
>>
>> I've tried to eat it, really, I have, and just cannot get past the
>> texture and lack of flavor.
>>
>> N.
>
>Oh good. Someone else who has not hopped onto the edamame bandwagon.
They need some salt, for sure. Think peanuts.
James Silverton
> Nexis wrote:
>>
>> Tonight was my BIL's birthday so we went out for sushi and
>> such, and I ordered edamame, which came to the table hot.
>> Quite hot, actually, lol. A couple months ago, at a different
>> restaurant, it was slightly warmer than room temp. My
>> brother's wife, who is Vietnamese, likes it chilled. So
>> now I'm wondering...how you do you like your edamame? Hot?
>> Cold? or somewhere in between?
>>
>> I think I like it best just as it was tonight, hot with a
>> nice flakey salt.
>>
>> kimberly
>>
When edamame are served at many Japanese restaurants they are usually
somewhat warm. Perhaps, that indicates that they have been freshly
prepared. On the other hand, I have bought them at sushi counters, in
decent stores like Fresh Fields, where they are kept in a refrigerator
case like the rest of the sushi. They are quite enjoyable without
reheating
notbob
>
> Most of the replies in Hot or Cold didn't say it, but seemed to be
> about shelled Edamame. I don't eat them very often and when I do they
> are still in their shells.... like peanuts. Boiled and salted on the
> *outside*.
Is there a question?
nb
James Silverton
> Is there a question?
The only question that might arise to people who don't know edamame is
how to eat them. I don't think many people eat them pre-shelled and
generally, the pod is pulled between the teeth to pop out the beans.
notbob
> The only question that might arise to people who don't know edamame is
> how to eat them.
I can think of others, but I'm not the original poster. Edamame can also be
purchased shelled and pre-cooked.
nb