Miracle Noodles

I discovered shirataki noodles a week ago and ordered them from amazon.de. The manufactorer is Fishwell instead of Miracle Noodles but I think the product is more or less identical. The noodles taste of nothing but with a sauce (i'd recommend satay sauce ^^) they are absolutely fabulous! The texture was a but like octopus, but I have to say that i did not cook the noodles, but heated tghm in a pan. Today I read they should boil 1min in water to change the texture. The texture did not bother me much, but a friend could not eat the noodles because of it.

i hear they cause alot of violent gas

The smell is awful, so you must wash it/rinse it and pat it dry, then boil it and/or pan fry it and put whatever sauce you want with it. Personally, I couldn't get passed the texture and no matter what I tried doing to it, it didn't change. It was chewy... not like al dente noodles or anything, but like... a hard kind of chewy. I don't know, I couldn't even finish the bowl I made, and to me it didn't absorb the sauce enough for me to get rid of the taste and texture of the noodles.

But don't go by hear-say, I'd go out and try it yourself, cook it a couple different ways with a couple different sauces and see what you think for yourself.

Love and Alohas,
Ihilani Kapuniai

I'm a shiratake noodle expert of the last six weeks or so....I'll try to answer all your questions as I see them.

Yes, they are very expensive. They are always packed in water and always in the refrigerated section. No normal grocery stores around here carry them. I've been to several Asian stores around Boise and prices range from $2.50-3.25 for an 8 oz package. Keep in mind this makes only makes one big bowl of noodles...maybe 1.5 cups. None of the stores have been carrying the 8 oz packages in the last few weeks, "too expensive" one owner told me. So although I wanted to support my neighborhood Asian grocery, I ended up having to order a 6-pack from Amazon. (Around $2 per package, I think.)

I always throw the noodles in the strainer and rinse them for a couple minutes, using hot water for some of the time. This will completely and utterly eliminate all fishy odors, which originates from the natural fermentation process. After this, (and I think this is important), I put them in a bowl and cut them up really well with a knife and fork. Shiratake noodles are very tough to bite through so you can't eat them as you would normal long pasta. At least, I couldn't. Cutting them up also makes it easier to stir the sauce into them.

After this, I throw them in a pan with some red sauce (or whatever you prefer...I do organic tomato sauce at 20 calories per 1/4 cup). I cook them at medium high heat for about ten minutes, or until most of the water (from the sauce and noodles) is gone.

The best part about 0 calorie noodles and 40 calories in sauce is that you can put some great toppings on. I personally like a few swirls of sriratcha sauce and then lots of parmesean cheese as I eat it.

I love the texture, they are a little chewy but taste great, since all you taste is whatever you put on them!

I love these noodles...they are AWESOME! Rinse well, cut them up, (no need to pat dry, they get wet as soon as you add sauce anyway), and cook for a little while, and you won't be disapointed.

I just had a bowl of Miracle Noodles with four cheese pasta sauce tonight. I will never go back to plain pasta again :P
For only 20 calories per serve I can add extra cheese + have a dessert.

Just don't smell them and rinse them well and you'll be fine.

Edit; You can buy them online in bulk for a fairly good price.

and available in australia

My mom bought these once. She purchased two packages. She made one and threw the other away.