Let's Talk About Shirataki Noodles- The Continuation

phantasmagical

Very interesting! In to read in depth later.

Flutterloo

I like them in Japanese food, which I actually cook a lot. (Making Nikujaga for dinner tonight, actually) I know people use them to help with the full feeling...but I just happen to like them in my normal cooking, lol. I've never tried the dry fried method....I might try it out! Anyone having issues finding them...The H Mart near my house sells them. We go there weekly...best produce outside of the farmers market here. You might try looking there if you have one nearby. (A lot of the signage is in Korean, fair warning lol)

BigT555

in for future reference

TheRoadDog

I have tried them. Have several bags full in my fridge. They are a good substitue for Pasta. I have, however, tried a couple others recently.

Kelp Noodles -- Great in stir fry and soups.

I have also bought a couple different types of Spiral slicers. One for making noodles out of Zuchinni and another (larger) one for making noodles out of celery root.

Making noodles out of celery root is the best for Pasta dishes like Spaghetti. The noodles really hold up to cooking.

When making the Zuchinni noodles, I usually just heat them up in the microwave and add them to whatever dish I am making -- soup, stir-fry or noodle dishes.

I have pretty much taken pasta out of my diet.

Don't get me started on making pizza, rice or mac and cheese out of cauliflower. Yummy.

This weekend I am making Lasagna out of thinly sliced Zuchinni.

AsaThorsWoman

How many carbs?

ellybeann

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AsaThorsWoman

Can anyone post a pic of it?

I'm scared but if they are -0- carb I might venture back into the asian market to try it.

Twilightbubbles

Bump. Thanks for the info!

honeytgb

This sounds awesome! I have never heard of it and now I'm gonna go out looking for it.
Thank you!

Nataliegetfit

I will have to try this, I too sometimes am afraid to try it after I buy it. I have thrown away 2 spaghetti squashes already.

The_Nameless_One

(I'm posting mostly to make sure I can find this later)

I'll give this a go. I don't eat pasta too often, but when I do its spaghetti, mac & cheese, or a BBQ ramen I really like. Maybe I can recreate the ramen, not so sure about the other two ways I eat noodles. Texture is my food demon, especially anything new.

edit/ For the dry-fry on high. Do you have a more specific temp? What can I set my oven at?

zephyr0318

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GreatDepression

I need to go pick some up again. They are one of the best very low-cal foods imo. Dry frying them is kind of a pain since it takes a while. I normally boil them like the instructions says so it adds even more prep time.

TheNamelessOnesWife

I just tried these, as far as I know it's the first time I've had these noodles. I used a 1/2 tablespoon of olive oil for dry frying them. I didn't time it for 8 minutes, so I might not have, have them on high heat for that long. I was worried about burning them, but with the oil that didn't seem to be an issue. Then I added shrimp and teriyaki sauce.

The texture wasn't quite like a wheat noodle, but it tasted fine on its own before I even added sauce and shrimp. Overall a nice experiment. I just need to find a place to get them for cheaper than $3 a bag. All the Asian stores I went too did not have these noodles. Apparently Trader Joe's has them, so I'll check their prices.

LaurenHoeben

Tried them for the first time last night. OMG. I fooled my boyfriend in to thinking it was real pasta. I am amazed!!!

I made an alfredo using garlic and herb light Laughing Cow Cheese, shrimp, garlic, mushrooms, brocolli, green bell pepper and the shirataki noodles. I rinsed those noodles about 3000 times just to be sure the smell was gone haha.

Whatever I did, I did it right lol!!! Everyone loved it and I had a huge portion that I couldn't even finish all for under 350 calories. I felt like I was cheating! Will be making again for sure!!

Welcome2theHellmouth

I have got to try these!

canadjineh

I split my meals into a higher carb/lo fat meal and a higher fat/lo carb meal each day - but I've used these when I wanted both 'noodles' for one meal and potato or other starch carbs for the other meal. I love them - works like a charm. Also I use the tofu noodles when I make some regular pasta for my DH as I have to be gluten free. That way I don't have two pots going with two kinds of pasta which is just a pain.

SomeNights246

For anyone trying them, keep an open mind. They smell absolutely rancid when you open them. You MUST rinse them and WELL. Otherwise that smell will stick even after cooking.

They taste just alright as a noodle substitute in tuna noodle casserole. They're mediocre with cheese. I like them best with pizza sauce, some ground beef or veggie crumbles, pepperoni, and mushrooms/zucchini/other random veggies.

The texture is weird. VERY WEIRD. Everyone always tells me I should cook them a different way. I've tried multiple ways. The texture is always weird. But if you can get past that, the taste is mediocre. At best. They are filling. So, there's that.

Honestly, I recommend spaghetti squash instead if you want a noodle substitute. While spaghetti squash isn't 'noodly' and doesn't twirl on your fork like these do, it has kind of a sweet taste and taste great in many dishes where you would normally use noodles (and only has about 35 calories per cup). However, shirataki noodles aren't *too* bad if you want something that can be twirled or slurped or... that actually kind of feels like eating pasta.

Kind of.

oblair

No super healthy but I am making my own hummus now and its so easy.
2 drained tins of chick peas
100ml of olive oil
1 tsp of ground cumin
1.5-2 lemons juiced
1 clove of garlic
blended
then salt and pepper to taste
a roasted red pepper works a treat but is not mandatory

foodhead1

Wow I came upon this post purely by accident and glad it was there to find, who knew that this "noodle" could be fried !?
Several years ago I tried using Shiratake and Tofu noodles both were useful in loosing weight but because they were "wet" and had to be "drained well" was becoming to labor intensive for quick meals and the texture could get tiresome.
Will be trying "dry fried" and then adding goodies on top pronto.

Thanks, S.

ereck44

Bump:-) thank you!

Quirky_but_nice

I am so glad I saw this. I've had a couple of 200g packs of these in the cupboard for a while and was late today so had no time to plan lunch. I found a bunch of random ingredients in the fridge and put them together to make the tastiest 145 calorie lunch I've ever had!
Stuffed now and happy

kbeardmore22

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MistyRose0424

Bump wil definitely be trying these soon. Thanks for sharing :flowerforyou:

Quirky_but_nice

It was so strange. I expected rubbery as that's what people complained about and the first 2 mouthfuls were just that. Then it just became a pleasure!

The tastes of your sauce is all you taste. Wonderful :laugh:

I needed to rinse them over and over to get rid of the strange smell. But at last they smelled ok.

Quirky_but_nice

And 3 hours later I'm still stuffed :bigsmile:

sissysoso

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KimchiKiller

Bump! I'm looking for these noodles tonight when I go grocery shopping, definitely want to try making the alfredo sauce with laughing cow cheese.

Birder155

I don't like them because of the texture and I don't like the heavy feeling in my stomach after I eat them.

I'd rather make zucchini noodles.

knekno

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