Edamame
Edamame are fresh soya beans, also known as green soya beans and literally meaning "beans on branches". Edamame is harvested when the soybeans are ripe, but before they start to harden. Prepared edamame has a surprisingly good flavour. Edamame is used as a snack or in vegetable dishes and soups. In Japan and other Asian countries, it is very popular to eat cold salted edamame with beer. The pods are lightly boiled in salted water and then the seeds are squeezed directly from the pod into the mouth. As a vegetable, edamame is boiled in salted and seasoned water and then served hot or cold on a separate plate. The beans can also be served without the pods. Edamame contains all the goodness of dried soybeans, including isoflavones, soy proteins, saponins and fibre. Because they are still fresh, they contain significant amounts of vitamins, including vitamin C (about 10mg per 100g), which is not found in dried soybeans. Some people believe that eating edamame reduces the toxic effects of drinking alcohol. However, cooking edamame destroys any enzymes that might have a detoxifying effect.
Availability of edamame
In Asian countries, fresh edamame can be found in greengrocers almost all year round. In countries where soybeans are not grown, edamame can only be found in frozen form, but even then it is difficult to find in normal supermarkets.Edamame appetiser recipe
Ingredients:250g unshelled edamame
1 litre of water
Salt to taste
Wash 250g of unshelled edamame in 1 litre of water with 1 tablespoon of salt. Boil for about 5 minutes. Drain the edamame, sprinkle with salt and leave to cool.
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is edamame good for girls aged 6-10 years old
There are no indications that eating soy (and edamame) has a negative influence on the development of young girls. There are no studies linking adverse effects of soy isoflavones to normal growth and development. Girls start not menstruating earlier due to soy consumption. In Asian countries, including Japan, China, Vietnam, Indonesia and the Philippines, soy forms a large part of their diet. Breast cancer rates in these countries are much lower than in Western countries, where less soy is consumed. Migrant studies show that women, who come to the US from Asia, in their adult life, have a much lower risk of breast cancer. This could be explained by their consumption of soy during their adolescence. In contrast, those Asians who are born in the US have the same risk of breast cancer as other American women. A study titled "A Lifetime of Eating Soy May Lower Breast Cancer Risk" and published in Carcinogenesis (Volume 23, No. 9, 2002, pp. 1491-1496) concluded that Asian-American women who ate a lot of soy, from adolescence to adulthood, were significantly less likely to develop breast cancer.Rob - 11/11/2018
is edamame good for girls aged 6-10 years old
How safe is edamame to eat for a growing girls age 6-10 years. does soya make harmonal changes abnormal or faster. worried mom. please reply.bonnie singh - 11/11/2018