Miracle Noodles

Okay a lot of people are going to say they are gross. and yes if you don't strain them for at least 5 minutes under cold water they will be gross. They have a weird fishy smell. But once you do that they have no taste or smell what-so-ever.
1. I throw mine in with my food for a few minutes to warm them up for a few minutes. I'm not sure why people are cooking them for a long time- maybe because they are trying to treat them like regular noodles? The texture is kinda bean sprout like.. I think thats the closest.
2. This week I have added them into my taco salad (like a rice substitute mixed in with the ground beef), added them to a spinach/chicken/bullion cube soup, and to meat sauce. So yes you can add them to anything you'd like. I'm doing HCG so they are an awesome bonus and very filling. I actually haven't tried them in an Asian dish yet. haha I use the Yam Miracle noodles
3. I buy mine at local Asian markets.... in Kansas I'm sure you have them locally.
4. I buy mine for 1.15 a bag.
5. They make you feel very full. which really helps with the 500 cal diet i'm on. I've eaten them everyday- which has helped my cravings, and i've lost 6 pounds this week.

Don't get discouraged by all of the negative comments on them. I say buy a bag or two and let me know if you need a recipe - i promise you won't be disappointed. I think it's totally worth the difference in texture.

I haven't tried them yet but have been reading about it lately. I have read that people do put them in asian dishes. Maybe like yakisoba? with the veggies, chicken and siracha chili sauce! Sounds yummy to me. I think you can get them in the refrigerated section of Trader Joes. Call them and ask if they keep it in stock.

They are OKAY. You can buy them in regular supermarkets, or at places like Whole Foods. They're called Shiritaki Tofu noodles. Personally, if I want pasta, I'd rather have pasta. They are kind of rubbery and nothing like pasta or yakisoba. I've eaten them with tomato sauce as well as in stir fries and they are a weak substitue imo. But they ARE worth trying. Just make sure you rinse and strain them really well. You need to cook them a long time to get the water and the weird smell out.

Hungry Girl has a lot of recipes for them on her website.

I actually do not do injections. I do little pills that absorb under your tongue.

I'm under doctors orders and that is not how it works at all. But thank you for your two cents.

I like the noodles. I rinse really, really well. Then I boil for 5 mins, drain and pat dry with paper towels. Then they are good to go.

I was just reading about the hcg diet and I have to say it sounds like another one of those crash diets to me. The noodles do sound interesting though.

I do boil them after I rinse them (definitely seems to help with making them neutral), but the black ones just seemed to retain the odor. Only tried them once, though, so maybe it was my handling of them or the package itself. Since I like the others, no need to find out.

I prefer the tofu ones a bit more. They seem to absorb flavor better. But both are proving to be helpful in expanding my stir fry choices, and filling me up, without expanding my carbs.

I like to think of them as my version of 'filling up with salad.' I've always hated salad (and salad dressing.) I'd MUCH rather have these with a bunch of stir fried veggies than a salad.

I would LOVE some recipes. TIA

I wish these were more readily available in the UK - i'd like to try them. But the best place to get them from is amazon and with shipping it's like £5 for a pack! (just over $8!)

Wow these sound great! I am going to look for these in my area.

There's a version of this type of noodle that's shaped like fettucine. I saw it at Nijiya ( a japanese grocery store in SF) yesterday. They don't take EBT though so I'm going to see if I can find them in another store first.