Let's Talk About Shirataki Noodles

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  • Vodkha
    Vodkha Posts: 352 Member
    I bought some of the tofu noodles today. My store didnt have the Zero calories ones. I dont have much in the house at the moment to make with them. Is there a really simple recipe you can suggest for me?
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    chip305 Posts: 63 Member
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    PJFonz Posts: 41 Member
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  • fionat29
    fionat29 Posts: 717 Member
    Fantastic post! When I joined MFP last year there was some talk of these noodles but I was put off by the price. However, I won some Amazon credit a while back so I've bitten the bullet and ordered a pack just to try. Living in England it's a bit tricky to find these things in physical shops. I'm going to try mine dry fried like you suggest with chillis and bean sprouts and maybe some quorn fillets and a spicy chinese sauce..............well and probably loads of other vegetables too, I do love my veges!! Lol!
  • sg1982
    sg1982 Posts: 69 Member
    Nice post!

    I love Shirataki Noodles. I always have them at home.

    I ate them at least twice week. I boil them first for 20 min then I fry it. It's so delicious, I cook it with pork chop, carrots and mushrooms... It's just so yummy!!!

    I've also tried with bolognese sauce...

    I'm big fan of Shirataki Noodles. :D
  • JimWink
    JimWink Posts: 15 Member
    I am a MAJOR fan of these noodles. When I bought them, I couldn't believe how low in calories they were. I eat the tofu noodles; I can live with the 'added' calories from the tofu: about 30 per serving. I over indulge with 4 servings. Add 2 chicken sausages (90 cals each) and some Sribachi hot sauce and I'm good to go. I'm stuffed from a dinner that has about 300 calories.

    Thanks for the added suggestions on how to prepare them. Great post!
  • LittleMissNerdy
    LittleMissNerdy Posts: 792 Member
    This makes me want to try them for sure!
  • HEATHERB500
    HEATHERB500 Posts: 78 Member
    Thankyou for posting this. I have never heard of these but I have been limiting my grain carbs. I love spaghetti but the spaghetti squash that I use instead of noodles is expensive when its not in season. I have a lot of asian markeets around here I will have to try them.
  • christina0089
    christina0089 Posts: 709 Member
    Thanks so much for posting this! I have been wondering on these noodles for sometime bbut have yet to try them, The smell being one of the reasons. I hope its not to bad as I now intend to go ahead and try them as I am a pasta/rice aholic. And the lack is killing my efforts especially the last few days...

    thanks again! :)
  • JenAiMarres
    JenAiMarres Posts: 743 Member
    BUMP! thanks for the fry tip!!! I HATE the rice...but eat it b/c its "free" the noodles are better but was in need of more inventive ways to prep them!
  • vangogo3
    vangogo3 Posts: 14
    I just learned of these noodles a few weeks ago from Hungry Girl! They are definitely filling, and I think they are going to save me a lot of calories in the long run when I have the urge to binge on pasta. Thank God for shiritaki noodles!!!
  • blytheandbonnie
    blytheandbonnie Posts: 3,275 Member
    The odds of finding them here are below zero, but I think I will see about mail order. Thanks.
  • amandalfraser
    amandalfraser Posts: 40 Member
    Thank you this is very interesting!!
  • AngelsheriHackley
    AngelsheriHackley Posts: 67 Member
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  • PopePopsicleIV
    PopePopsicleIV Posts: 34
    Thanks so much for posting about these! I've been wondering about them, but i thought the only kinds were the ones with tofu and I was a little leery about that because everyone I know says Tofu is nasty! haha. But I'll definitely have to try them! Also thanks for describing "dry fry" because I had no idea what that meant! :]
  • TAMMYCLARK62
    TAMMYCLARK62 Posts: 98 Member
    thanks for the info.....I have never heard of these but I am definitely going to look for some...love trying new foods especially when they are low calorie or calorie free
  • dianesmart
    dianesmart Posts: 4 Member
    Awesome post! Thank you!
  • TheLongRunner
    TheLongRunner Posts: 688 Member
    Fine...I will try them again. This time I will dry fry and see if I still hate them. :)
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    lleabrooks Posts: 87 Member
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    livestar Posts: 140 Member
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  • IvoryParchment
    IvoryParchment Posts: 651 Member
    I tried them a while ago. I had no trouble with the fishy odor. I've used Nam Pla (Thai fish sauce), so I knew how much cooking at high temperature changed the taste of stuff like that. I dry-fried them just on my gut instinct.

    But I wouldn't think of them as a replacement for wheat pasta. I think of them as a replacement for bean thread noodles or soba in asian foods.
  • Hardemanwifey
    Hardemanwifey Posts: 259 Member
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  • 3laine75
    3laine75 Posts: 3,069 Member
    Yeeeees, I remember my experimantation with the cauliflower mashed potatoes...

    Now, these noodles... The UK is rubbish for this. I can only find them at $4.52 each PLUS $3.85 shipping (PER BAG!) on Amazon. The best rate I've found is on zeronoodles.com which gives me $10 for 4 bags plus $9.49 total shipping - that's still pretty high compared to the US prices. I have a local Asian market but they don't stock them. I guess I have to ask myself how much money I'll save on snacks.

    Hi

    I'm in the UK too. I get mine from japancentre website. think they are still around the £" mark tho.
  • 3laine75
    3laine75 Posts: 3,069 Member
    £2 btw. damn capslock!!
  • 3laine75
    3laine75 Posts: 3,069 Member
    preaching to the converted on the shiritake noodles. just boiled with everything else for chicken noodle soup (no residue off them like other noodles)....AMAZING
  • 6mimi
    6mimi Posts: 1,432 Member
    I have been wanting to give these a try. Thanks for the post/info. I love trying new healthy foods!:tongue:
  • HeaderAutumn
    HeaderAutumn Posts: 119 Member
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  • andreanicole686
    andreanicole686 Posts: 406 Member
    LOVE the post Chelle! I grew up eating these noodles (my mother from Japan) so it cracks me up to see all they hype. However, I have never prepared them in the dry-fry method you mentioned. I have only used them in traditional stir-fry type dishes and once I used them in a Chinese Chicken Salad in place of crunchy ramen noodles.

    I cant wait to go home and try the dry-fry! (my inner foodie geekness is coming out....) Also looking forward to checking out your blog for more shiratiki ideas!

    ps: Asian Markets in rural Georgia? Hah, who'dda thunk it! I gotta get out more! lolll!

    I love it!

    I suspect that stir frying the noodles, as you do, accomplishes pretty much the same thing as my dry fry method-- so you may not notice a huge difference.

    As for the Asian markets-- we have an Air Force Base about 40 minutes away, so I have a feeling that's why we're blessed with so many of them. (Yay for me!)

    Good luck!

    -Chelle

    How do you dry fry? I mean put them on the stove top in a pan and bake? I tried them before but never this way.
  • outtanms
    outtanms Posts: 237 Member
    thanks for posting. I will try these.
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