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Omelet[_7_]

In article >,
Becca > wrote:

> Omelet wrote:
> > In article >,
> > Becca > wrote:
> >
> >> 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.
> >>>
> >>> There is a recipe on the back of the package in English. It doesn't say
> >>> anything about yam cake in the recipe, but it does mention konnyaku and
> >>> that is the only ingredient in the recipe that I don't recognize. I then
> >>> went and looked up "konnyaku" on the web and saw photos of packages, and
> >>> it does seem to be the same stuff. It's a gelatinous mess o'white stuff
> >>> in water.
> >>>
> >>> My main question is: does it need to be cooked to be eaten? And if so,
> >>> for how long? Or is it just a matter of taste? None of the sites I looked
> >>> at mentioned anything about whether it's OK to consume it raw. I am
> >>> making
> >>> some noodle soup, and I was just going to cook it in that. Not sure for
> >>> how long, but not for hours or anything.
> >>>
> >>> Any advice on this?
> >>>
> >>> Second question: sites on the web have said that this stuff is very high
> >>> in fiber and minerals. However, the "nutrition facts" on the back of the
> >>> package say it has no fiber, and 0% of vitamins A and C, calcium and
> >>> iron.
> >>> (As well as no carbs, proteins or fats.) It hardly even seems like food.
> >>> Any idea why the info on the package would claim it has absolutely no
> >>> nutritional value, when what I've read about it says it's actually very
> >>> nutritious and healthy?
> >>>
> >>> The company is "Shirakiku" if that means anything to some of you.
> >>>
> >>> Thanks,
> >>
> >> Yam cake is made from taro and you eat it for breakfast. I would drain
> >> it, then brown it just until it was crispy on the outside.
> >>
> >> Becca
> >
> > Becca, it's not the same thing.
> >
> > You fry this stuff, you will end up with crispy, tasteless rubber.
>
> We have a couple of bags of Shirartaki noodles in the fridge. She is
> talking about Shirakiku Yam Cakes, which is different.
>
> Becca

Okay, sorry.

It sounded like Glucomanan.
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