Edamame

satchelp · Guest

What is edamame? Does it qualify as fermented soy? If no, why eat it? does it have any nutritional benefits?
Thanks.

diane@miracle.org · Guest

I think you will find a decent answer to your questions by goggling edamame and Wikipedia.

Boss · Joined: 27 Mar 2008 Posts: 109 Location: The end of a wire.

Wikipedia, for trusted quality education.

That place speaks volumes for mass ignorance.

That comment wasn't meant to slight you.

Fermented Soy is fine nutrition wise. Soy contains great things like Fat soluable Vitamins, Phyto-oestrogens / Lignans, Catechins, Monounsaturates, Calcium, potentially Copper, Magnesium, B-Vits, it also has 33% Protein concentration, (highest in nature) and probably other things too.

I think Tofu is fermented Soy and so is Nattokinase, os you should be fine with Edamame.

Georgina · Guest

Edamame is the natural bean of the soy plant. They can be had in Sushi or Japanese restaurants served in a bowl or plate, in the pod, usually steamed.
Edamame is a natural whole food and when fresh they are in the pod and are a greenish colour. You eat the beans by taking them out of the pods.

BoltsAway · Joined: 21 Aug 2008 Posts: 16 Location: California

Isn't Edamame the Japanese term for soybeans? Or something similar (maybe a younger crop) So I would think that it would have similar benefits to a soybean.

Boss · Joined: 27 Mar 2008 Posts: 109 Location: The end of a wire.

It's a Soy product, so it will have similar benefits. I am not sure if it is a Japanese translation of Soybeans or not. I believe it is available in a Bean type format, but it may be something similar with a slightly different growing / cultivation method or technique.

I admit my knowledge of Japanese cuisine is pretty mediocre at best, because I've never got hung up about eating it.