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Shiritaki Noodles

Taylor0212
Taylor0212 Posts: 72 Member
edited December 2024 in Recipes
Hi everyone :)

So i've never had the shiritaki noodles, or the tofu ones, but am looking to use these instead of regular noodles. I use whole grain/wheat always, but it might be nice to try these in a pasta dish. However, i've heard that some kinds do not go well with a spaghetti sauce, and go better in an asian dish. Can someone give me some advice before I go to whole foods and buy some?

Thanks!

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  • suaku
    suaku Posts: 45
    I eat the tofu shirataki noodles pretty often and think they'd go fine with spaghetti sauce.

    One important note is that you need to rinse them *thoroughly* before using to get rid of their odd characteristic taste/aroma. I throw the noodles into a colander and rinse the bejeezus out of them under the sink. At that point, I think they'd work in just about anything with an assertive sauce (like a typical spaghetti sauce or Japanese curry sauce or in many different soups). The noodles don't have much flavor, so the more flavorful the sauce, the better you'll be.
  • arellolson
    arellolson Posts: 129 Member
    Buckwheat Noodles are really good and I use them with Spaghetti all of the time!
  • juliaamilee
    juliaamilee Posts: 262 Member
    I eat the tofu shirataki noodles pretty often and think they'd go fine with spaghetti sauce.

    One important note is that you need to rinse them *thoroughly* before using to get rid of their odd characteristic taste/aroma. I throw the noodles into a colander and rinse the bejeezus out of them under the sink. At that point, I think they'd work in just about anything with an assertive sauce (like a typical spaghetti sauce or Japanese curry sauce or in many different soups). The noodles don't have much flavor, so the more flavorful the sauce, the better you'll be.

    I just tried them for the first time yesterday, and rinse them welll! I did the same thing into a colander and rinsed for a good 5 min. The smell compares to fishy smell. My first thought was it smelled like urine.. After rinseing I threw them in a skillet with yellow squash, onion, garlic, mushrooms, spaghetti sauce.. It was comparable to spaghetti.
  • wedge421
    wedge421 Posts: 224 Member
    Yeah if you can get over the initial smell of opening the bag and rinsing them good these things are a miracle! I use the angle hair all the time with stir fry and if I want to change it up I use the Miracle Rice with it as well.
  • wftiger
    wftiger Posts: 1,283 Member
    My advice is buy just one bag. I bought a case and I think they are the most foul thing ever invented and wasted that $$ throwing them away because i couldn't even give them away. Just to give you an idea, you would get the same experience eating rubber bands out of a minnow bucket. Just sayin...
  • RhineD
    RhineD Posts: 2
    I bought one bag because I had heard about shirataki zero calorie noodles. The directions said to thoroughly rinse the noodles and parboil them for like, 5 minutes to get rid of the smell. The above commenter was right, it does smell like fish.

    I didn't really do anything fancy with them, just added it to boiling water with a bit of chicken stock, and I must say, they were delicious. I found I like the texture of the noodles. I buy them as Ifind them, because in my area they're not too common, and when they ARE in stock, they're usually a tad expensive.

    If you're a noodle lover like me, its the way to go if you want to curb your craving and not have to deal with empty calories. :smile:
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