LDK: edamame

edamame

01.08.03

Posted by Jun
[ Food ]

お昼前に「今朝採ってきた枝豆だよ」と千葉に住む姉が青々した枝豆をいっぱい持ってきてくれました。うま～。アルデンテのアルデンテくらいの固さに茹でたもんだから、さすがの姉も「固っ！」と言ってましたが、コレがいいのっ。噛む程に素材の味が・・・。私はブロッコリーでもアスパラでも冷やむぎでも固～いのが好み。博多で長浜ラーメンを注文するときはもちろん「ばりかた」で。

My sisiter turned up with lots of green soybeans "edamame". She picked them up from a field this morning." Yum～. I boiled beans quickly just before al dente which you might call al dente of al dente. My sisiter surprised at the hardness of beans but I love it. I can enjoy the real flavor with having a chew. broccoli, asparagus and cold wheat noodles "hiya mugi" everything has to be lightly boiled. When I order nagahama ra-men, noodle has to be ... of course bari-kata (means super hard).

mori wrote:

ぼくも、カタ好き。そのくせ、おなかこわしガチ。

Jun wrote:

硬派な方に出会えるととてもウレシイ！私のお腹は丈夫なので、そっちの問題もナシです。お腹お大事に～。

angta wrote:

hi I'm indonesian and i'm very interested in edamame can anyone help me with any experience such as how to plant edamame and how to harvest it and if possible where can i buy the seeds furthermore how much is edamame in the japan market? can anyone please send me the information to my email address, angta_at@yahoo.com i'm sorry for any inconvenience that i may have caused it's just that I think edamame is too good to be missed thanks a lot arigato gosaimasu :)

Jun wrote:

Hi Angta, I like eating edamame, but I don't know anything about planting. I think my sister pays some fee to an edamame farm, and she can pick them up when they are ready to eat. But I heard that the harvest time for the perfect edamame is only for 10 days. I might be completely wrong though. Does anyone know better?
It seems like edamame needs 25-30℃ for a germinating period (in May), 23-28℃ for the growing period. Here is the site how to plant edamame in japanese and illustration. Seeds are about ¥200. I'm very surprise that there are so many different kinds! Can anyone tell us more about edamame?

Jan wrote:

Edamame is just another name for green soybeans. I've grown them for years. Just get seeds from health food store (dry soybeans). Plant as you would green beans. They have a long growing season, maybe about 80 days (not sure). Harvest when pods are plump and green. Delicious!

jun wrote:

Hi Jan, last year I went to an edamame garden for the first time. It was fun to harvest! Edamames fresh from garden (and boiled, of course) is so delicious, isn't it? I can't buy them from a supermarket anymore.