In this thread, we talk about edamame
 

I am currently obsessed with edamame. I have been eating it every day for the past week. It's really healthy, though. Anyone else love it?

I love it too, but I can only find it at Trader Joes, which I rarely go to. But every time I'm there I buy some. I'm a vegetarian, so I love all things soy.

Do you mind telling me how much it costs at Trader Joe's? I buy mine at a nearby Army commissary and it's about $1.20 for a one pound bag. I think it's a great bargain but I'm not sure.

Had it for the first time a month ago. Now I'm hooked.

OK, everybody get ready to laugh at me, but...what exactly are we talking about? :confused: I've never heard of edamame.

Japanese soybeans in their pods. More info: http://www.edamame.com/

Sounds...tasty. :p

I buy the 5 lb bags all the time at the store! When they're on sale, 1 lb bags often for for 99 cents!

I know it's kinda bad, but I always sprinkle tons and tons 'o garlic salt after I drain the water. It's so bad, but oh so good!

I *always* order it when I go out for sushi!!

The first time I had it I put the whole fricking pod in my mouth and didn't know. Nobody had seen me do it and I didn't want to be rude so i kept chomping and swallowed that thing. Later on I told someone how I didn't understand why people ate something so weird and they laughed. Even after I took it out of the pod I didn't like it - too tasteless.

-Rudey

This is the bestest snack. I actually brought some to my company picnic today and was glad that no one really ate any so I have it all left for me :D.

Don't be hating on my edamame, D.! ;)

Seriously though, it really is good. Honest! I love it with a ton of salt.

I love it, but I've never bought it, I only eat it when at my cousin's. I think I'll go get some, I'm going out anyway...

LOL - I did the same thing.

We buy ours at Whole Foods (back in my New England days, we called it Bread and Circus). I know there's one out in Newton--doesn't Boston proper have one now?

LOVE IT!!!

SHOOT!!! I went out and forgot to get some! Oh well, I'll go on Monday.

A woman after my own heart! I do the same thing. When I get a chance to head to Trader Joes in the Seattle area, I stock up on it

Mr. 1228 and I love the stuff

I *think* it's about $3 a bag, but I'm not really sure. I wouldn't be surprised if it's expensive though, it seems like everything is more expensive up here.

I find it so-so, but my parents love it and we always order it when we have sushi.

How do you pronounce the word?

Well I've always pronounced it ED-Ah-Ma-May , but say it fast. It's good stuff, but I get it at sushi bars only. It never occurs to me to buy it at the supermarket.

I've never tried edamame, but I understand that you can eat them like boiled peanuts (boiled in salted water) and they're quite good. Have y'all tried them like that???

I do, however, eat other soy products and I like it!



Disclaimer: Every time I see a thread about soy, I have minor concerns. Please be aware that soy inhibits your body's ability to take in certain nutrients (magnesium, calcium, iron, zinc, etc.), contributes to blood clots and disrupts thyroid function. Also, soy should NEVER EVER EVER EVER be given to babies and children. It is EXTREMELY dangerous because of its effect on hormone production.

Just go easy on it and don't make it your primary protein.

I LOVE edamame....I buy it at the local grcoery store here and it's like $3.75 for a one pound bag. Beautiful. :)

It's an awesome snack! And I try to order it with sushi.

Mmm....hot edamame with salt...mmmmm....

Isn't boiling them in salted water the only way to prepare them? Someone tell me because I thought that was the only way to cook them and eat them.

Blah blah blah....health concerns shmealth concerns. I really don't think anyone on here eats edamame (besides me, anyway) often enough to have any negative effect on their body. I get bags of edamame for less than a buck a pound when it's on sale and many regular bars here serve edamame for pupus and such. I eat it at least a coupla times a week and have been doing so for many years now.

I have yet to have problems with my organs and hormones.

Heh, you should see the deep freezer in my garage - I just bought out Ft. Meade commissary's entire edamame supply and I have 21 pounds of it in there :)

As far as it being good for you or not, I'm sure any health benefits edamame offers are negated by the ton of salt I pour on it!

there is a sauce at the sushi places I have been to for edamame-anyone know what this is?

Was it the ponzu sauce? Has shoyu (soy sauce) and is kinda lemony and vinegary?

yes, I think so-mmmmm so good

Just to clarify...

There's a lot of controversy, particularly on the internet, about whether soy is dangerous or not. The nutritionist whose dietary guidelines I follow ( Dr. Andrew Weil ) states that there is not only no scientific data proving that soy intake inhibits nutrient intake, but also that it does not affect your thyroid unless you already have a thyroid disorder to begin with or if you have an iodine deficiency. And the levels of isoflavinoids which occur in natural soy products and soy milk are not high enough to affect hormone production and can actually protect a woman's estrogen receptors from excess foreign estrogens (in chemicals and pollution). However, some soy formulas marketed for babies do contain very high levels of isolated isoflavinoids which can be harmful to children.

So...I guess soy could be good or bad, depending on what nutritional guidelines you follow.

I don't know. I'm repeating what I've read in journals. I also see an ND (Naturopathic Doctor) as a preventative so I don't have to go to an MD (Medical Doctor). My ND confirmed my findings independently from my asking her anything about it. When we were talking about my nutrition, she offered the information. I don't have any thyroid problems.

ETA: I did say not to make soy the primary protein for the reasons I mentioned. I didn't say not to consume soy at all.

How timely....

First even heard of it a few weeks before this thread when I saw it at Whole Foods. Had no idea what it was. Then this thread. Got to try it today at Pei Wei. It was pretty good. I'd eat it as a side or a snack.

So I prepared a pound of soybeans for a lunchtime snack today, thinking that I'd probably eat half now and save the rest for later.

Naturally I poured a whole crapload of garlic salt and made my own version of ponzu.

I ended up eating the entire pound in one sitting by myself. Soooooo gooooood.

But I have a feeling I'll be paying for it later. :p

so there was an argument tonight about edamame.

Is it pronounced:

1) Ed-uh-maa-may

-OR-

2) Ad-uh-may-me

Isn't it ed-uh-MAH-may

A naturopathic doctor, huh? I don't know very much about naturopathic medicine, though it sounds somewhat similar to integrative medicine, which is what my physician practices.

(I'm lactose intolerent, so I use soy products as dairy substitutes. However, I also have hypothyroidism, so I limit my soy intake somewhat:) )

As for the pronunciation of edamame, I've only heard it pronounced "Ed-uh-maa-may".