Quoting Dale Shipp to Jim Weller <=-

green soy beans.

The Japanese name for them is edamame

I have at least heard of edamame but have not eaten it (or is
it them?).

Actually edamame is the name of the prepared dish of boiled and
salted immature soybeans. Soybeans generally are called daizu and
the young beans used to make edamame are called mukimame. Mame is
bean, muki means peeled and eda is branch or stem, (And soy sauce is
shoyu which is where the English name came from.)

The young beans are sweeter and less starchy than mature ones.

They are usually boiled in the pod and then shelled. You can eat the
beans by dragging a pod through your teeth so that the beans pop
out. BTW throw away the hairy pod; they are nasty and virtually
inedible.

They are very perishable when sold fresh and so not available here
as a result but the shelled frozen ones keep for a long time and are inexpensive. My store has President's choice brand frozen edamame in
750 gram bags for $3.50, which is the same price as their corn,
peas and green beans.

I have used them as a substitute for lima beans not so much because
the flavours are really similar but they do have the same shape and
colour.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

Title: Spicy Edamame
Categories: Asian, Fusion, Beans, Snacks
Yield: 8 Servings

4 c Edamame in the shell,
-fresh or frozen
Extra virgin olive oil
Thai seasoning
Minced garlic
Soy sauce

In a large frying pan or wok, heat about four tablespoons of olive
oil on medium high heat. Add the edamame pods, and saute til hot
through. Add Thai seasoning to taste and garlic to taste. The more
the spicier. I used about three tablespoons of thai seasoning and
five cloves of garlic. Stir this til the bean pods are coated. Then
push the pods to the side of the pan, and tip the pan, and add the
soy sauce. (about one third cup or more) when the sauce boils and
thickens a bit after a minute, stir it into the edamame.
and serve (with an extra bowl for the discarded pod shells).

Be sure to suck the spices off the pods as you eat the beans inside.
these are finger lickin' good and my snowboarding buddies went
cRaZy over them!

myraide

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Cheers

Jim


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