Let's Talk About Shirataki Noodles

dcinthesummer

Do the noodles raise blood sugar?

Jinfir

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finallychelle

Do the noodles raise blood sugar?

I'm no expert on blood sugar, but they're ultra low carb (at zero calories they'd HAVE to be) so I wouldn't think they would...

Francoisee

If you go to the Miracle Noodle website and look under "recipes" you can download their 87-page book of recipes free during the month of July.

edessad

I just tried these for the first time. Didn't do anything special with them, just boiled them as the pack directed and added them to some Diet Chef meatballs. Although the texture is different from normal noodles I found them more than satisfactory.

I will try the dry fry method next as well as some of the recipes mentioned in this post but I can see me and these noodles having a long time love affair.

purplecharm

I tried them for the first time today and they were soooo good.

keem88

chelle, shirataki noodles with a meatless stroganoff sauce i made was so delicious. i usually make them as a stir fry but i decided to branch out. also they are good with just salsa added too. yum! i wish i had a stock pile of them

kitty_764

While they are in the collander rinsing, I cut them so they are bite sized. Makes each bite much easier - no slurping whole noodles.

andyxbear

I finally tried these and found them to be utterly disgusting. :-( The texture is horrible. I'm going to stick to regular pasta. Mostly whole wheat.

FitnessGal1983

I made the Low Carb Whoopie Pies at Skinny Dip Noodles and they turned out OK. The cookies aren't as firm as I would like, but I'm going to keep playing with the recipe. Maybe add a little more cocoa powder or a whole egg instead of egg whites? I like that the cookies were only 9 calories! I'm trying to be strict against junk food so these were a nice treat.

LindseySprake

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LindseySprake

For anyone in the Uk i have found these at Holland & Barrett, called: Zero Noodles - Gluten Free Organic Noodles.

http://www.hollandandbarrett.com/pages/product_detail.asp?pid=4632&prodid=5524&cid=601

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3laine75

Hi, Also you can order on Amazon.com or on their website www.miraclenoodle.com if there is not a store nearby..

last time i got these was from japancentre (uk) think they were about the cheapest at the time.

IMO only any good in ramen or noodle soup as they are pretty bland and rubbery - they also need a good rinse as the stink of fish

vegan4lyfe2012

I have tried the regular ones and they are o.k. While in the grocery store yesterday, I found SPINACH ones! I want to try them, but have NO IDEA what type of sauce I should make for them. Any suggestions?

KombuchaCat

I want so badly to like them but I just don't. I've tried different sizes, different brands, cooking them longer, shorter, etc and I just can't get over the texture. It's strange because I'm usually not all that picky about texture or really anything but for some reason these rub me the wrong way.:frown:

finallychelle

I want so badly to like them but I just don't. I've tried different sizes, different brands, cooking them longer, shorter, etc and I just can't get over the texture. It's strange because I'm usually not all that picky about texture or really anything but for some reason these rub me the wrong way.:frown:

Here's one more chance to like them:

If you don't care for the texture try stir frying with other textures. Try broccoli, bean sprouts, bok choy, chicken, onion, bell pepper, egg, water chestnuts, baby corn, etc. That should provide enough diversion that you don't notice the texture.

One last option-- cook pasta, separately, and blend 50/50 with shirataki noodles. It will camouflage the texture and cut the calories in half.

-Chelle

Rocklinite

I wanted to like them. It was too good to be true. ;( The smell killed it for me and I didn't care for the taste. I prefer whole grain wheat pasta. I'm now using Polenta (tube) instead of pasta with my meat marinara sauces and that's amazing, filling and satisfying. Try it.

pheel11

Just had these delivered from Holland and Barret in the UK

http://www.hollandandbarrett.com/pages/product_detail.asp?pid=4972&prodid=5965&cid=586

200g pack £2.49 each but 2nd pack for a penny. so £1.25 for 200g they state 7 cals per 100g not Zero Took a risk and ordered quite a few. Better than I though and will start to experiment.

sabified

bump to save Have a few packs I'm ready to start cookin!!

Lives2Travel

I wanted to like them. I really did. 30 calories for 1 1/3 cups is great. However, they were awful. Not just bad, but took one bite and threw away my dinner awful.

For me consistency was the big issue. They are not al dente, but al rubbery. I'm going to stick with the real thing and just eat much less of it. YMMV.

Wingg

I've tried the noodles. I didn't do mic to it. I only rinse it under cold water, then boiled it a little to get rid of the smell. I ate it with Korean sauce that I bought and it turn out wonderful! Maybe I've been reading the negative things about the noodles that I thought of it to be very awful tasting but I LOVE IT. Well, it's personal reference. Unlike any others, I actually like its texture because it's not like anything that I've tasted before. It's really interesting!

LATeagno

I just want to say that I know this post is old, but I just tried these. My stomach just couldn't handle them. I tried frying them and everything and I just... I just can't. LOL

taternuggets

Old post but I wanted to give my review. Tried them this weekend and did the dry frying method. Topped them off with my world famous meat sauce. The result.....eh.... these things are bizarre. If you rinse them well and dry fry them, they have absolutely zero flavor.... which is odd.... even things you might have previously thought were "tasteless" can't compete with these.... They don't seem quite "real." The texture and consistency will not be for everyone.... even after frying them for what seemed like forever.... they were quite springy and rubbery to the bite. I had the angel hair variety and I recommend cutting them down into much smaller lengths. It was an interesting meal.... Personally, I had no issue and could eat them again.... but every time I looked at the look on my wife's face, I would burst out laughing.... she was a trooper and said she'd give it another whirl if they were cut down... but to say she enjoyed them would be a stretch. So bottom line.... rinse them well, dry fry the heck out of them, cut them into small lengths, (slurping one of these up Lady and the Tramp style is not a treat) and hide them in some sort of powerful sauce.

eileen7316

They don't seem quite "real." The texture and consistency will not be for everyone.... even after frying them for what seemed like forever.... they were quite springy and rubbery to the bite.

^ This. They looked, tasted and felt like how eating a bowl of rubber bands.

sgoldrupdouglas

I cook them like you do Ramen Noodles . I rinse them and then cut them and add them to my stir-fry or Pasta sauce .I make a Ragu{ not the caned sauce } My own recipe and add them to it,t adds the affect of having pasta with out havign the carbs. I will post my Ragu recipe later.

msmaxcat

Try the noodles in soups and curry. The texture isn't so aparent.

msmaxcat

You should try them in not a "pure" pasta form. You'll be dissappointed if the noodles are the main part of your dish. Try them in a stirfry where they are just 1 ingredient in many. I make a stirfry with the sweet kale salad mix from Costco (1 whole bag) 1 whole onion, several cloves of garlic, ginger (to taste), some sort of teriyaki or soy sauce or Yoshida's, and whole bag of noodles (I prefer the flat noodles). This makes the noodle's texture less noticable. I've fed this to my step-father and husband and they were unaware that the noodles were not the regular rice noodles we use.

Diamond05

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emd2570

Im in ny - they sell in Walmart , shoprite and stop and shop- where the tofu is - mine never come out crunchy- the sauce usually doesn't stay on it( if I use tomato sauce) sometimes I use garlic and oil and lots of seasoning - mrs dash usually

emd2570

I also added them to soup - I made a miso soup but I wld add it to any soup -