Edamame vs. Soybeans
ok guys - help me out. isnt Edamame a certain way of preparing soybeans, baby soybeans if im not mistaken? i often hear the two terms used interchangeably. so is edamame a type of soybean or just a preparation?
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8 Comments:
Edamame is a young soybean not a preperation method. and darn tasty too ;-)
huneybumper at 7:58AM on 01/28/09
Pretty much the same thing, that's why most recipes say "edamame (soybeans)." And they are tasty!
Laurel E at 9:40AM on 01/28/09
I believe the word edamame is Japanese. I spent three days in Iowa in serious soy food session, and learned from a soy farmer that what is grown for human consumption are different varieties than that which is grown and used for lots of other things. (And they don't eat much soy on the soy farms, they admit.)
lemons at 10:18AM on 01/28/09
@Listener: Were you watching Good Eats last night? If not, that is a crazy coincidence. His show was all about Edamame last night. Watch Good Eats every night as I try to relax and go to bed.
Huneybumper/Laurel E are right on all counts. I was very happy to discover months ago the goodness that is Edamame. Mmmmm...
Butrflygirly at 10:22AM on 01/28/09
@Lemons: You're so right about soy on soy farms, but also in Iowa in general. I grew up there and hardly anyone eats soy - it's a very meat and potatoes kind of place. It's probably because most of the beans grown in Iowa aren't grown for human consumption, but for commercial use.
ElspethAdair at 1:40PM on 01/28/09
@ butrflygirl - yes i was watching Good Eats! thats what sparked my question! i often watch the food network when im up late studying
listener at 2:15PM on 01/28/09
@listener: Amen to that. I do the same thing. In order to break from the books or writing a paper, Food Network is turned on. I hope you are done soon! I complete my program mid-August.
Butrflygirly at 3:15PM on 01/28/09
I grew up on soybeans. My Dad has been on a soy-bean promoting rampage since 1970. Unfortunately, I always hated them back then because he would literally buy 50 lbs. bags of live-stock grade soy and force my mom to put it in everything from birthday cakes to breakfast waffles. I've since discovered that soy can actually enhance a recipe appropriately, but you're not going to fool anyone by trying to "sneak it in" inconspicuously.
kazoinker at 3:54PM on 01/28/09