Let's Talk About Shirataki Noodles- The Continuation

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)

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.

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Bump. Thanks for the info!

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.

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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.

I have got to try these!

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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