Saturday, February 18, 2006
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SHIRATAKIIIII!
So I found out about these noodles made out of tofu and yam flour, the other day. Apparently, there's only 40 calories in an 8oz package of the stuff. Compared to 100 calories for 1oz of normal pasta? I knew I had to try them. Hopefully, they don't taste like death itself.
Call me crazy, but I prefer to buy the product first, and THEN read the reviews. I don't know why, but confirming the "facts" makes more sense to me than making an informed purchase. Go figure.
Here's what I found:
Pros
- 40 calories per 8 fucking ounces. You could eat this stuff all day and night and NEVER get fat. EVER.
- Tofu? Yam? Meh. Sounds healthy to me.
- Become a member of the pasta elite!
Cons
- They require parboiling and subsequent blotting to get rid of the excess water.
- most people who tried it say that the noodles have a distinct odor, at least until you parboil them. Descriptions of this odor range from "fishy" to "ammonia-like."
- Descriptions of the texture range from "delightfully chewy" to "like weird glue-covered plastic stings."
- They're rather expensive, and the shipping costs (they have to be kept cold) are astronomical.
I'll tell you guys more once I've actually tried them!
