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Becca[_3_]

Omelet wrote:
> In article >,
> wrote:
>
>> I bought a small package of something called "yam cake" at a Korean grocery.
>> However, from the packaging, I think this is actually a Japanese product.
>>
> <snipped>
>> The company is "Shirakiku" if that means anything to some of you.
>>
>> Thanks,
>
> More on this product:
>
> <http://www.konjacfoods.com/>
>
> <http://www.thelowcarbgrocery.com/20060119news.html>
>
> <http://lowcarbdiets.about.com/b/2006/09/20/shirataki-noodle-recipes.htm>
>
> You can slice the cake up into strips and use it accordingly.
>
> Being a low carber, you can understand why I like this product. <g>
> Rubbery tho' it is, it satisfies my "noodle" cravings.

Someone told me to boil the Shirataki noodles for 5-10 minutes and they
would not be as rubbery. They were right. The taste of the noodles was
fine, but the texture bothered me, it was too rubbery.

Becca