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[Sirine]

Hi, Sirine! Just checking to see if you have had any luck.

There is the large T&T Supermarkets in your area. (Here are locations.) Also, two more are below if you'd like to give them a call ...

Asian Way Supermarket Ltd - 5.2 km NE - 212-2800 1st Ave E - (604) 251-3006
Grand Value Asian Supermarket - 9.0 km S - 20-8251 Westminster Highway, Richmond - (604) 273-9877

Awww...Thank you Sheila, that was so sweet of you I'll make sure to check them out asap!

[Binsk]

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2Big, I love these as pasta. Today had them for lunch with 5 meatballs, thinly sliced portabello mushroom, marinated eggplant and low carb pasta sauce, all mixed together and topped with a little shaved asiago cheese. It was yummy and only took 5 minutes to make. They work great with shrimp scampi.

[Heidi3]

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I can not do these with anything but Asian food!!! I love them with sesame oil, hot chile and Kim Chee tossed like a salad...or any type of Asian marinade..I have made some really good Soba type noodles with these...

I find them in most grocery stores now right near the tofu ...and they do make noise when you open them and pour them in the strainer they sound like Rice Krispies!!... is it just me or has anyone else noticed this????

[Binsk]

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Haven't noticed the noise Heidi (does the noise tell you to do things ? LOL). I do love them in Asian dishes and soup, and are great with Kimchee and a few cooked shrimp. I definitely think that some brands are better than others.

The very fine ones are similiar to angel hair pasta in "slurpyness". I wish that they would absorb some sauce. I find that my sauces have to be very thick to coat the noodles, as sometimes they give off fluid and dilute the sauce. LowCarbEnergy has a recipe for tuna noodle bake (looks like one of those tuna casseroles with cheese and a crumbley topping) that I have yet to try. I'm going for the quick easy recipes this week.

All in all, I have been very happy with the noodles. They can satisfy a craving for Thai food (cold Thai noodle salad, spicey and crisp), Chinese or Italian pasta dishes. All of this with minimal carbs, and lots of fiber.

[Heidi3]

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I dont know what the noise is!!! it is snap crackle pop!!!!

have you guys tried the yam cake? it is the same stuff but in the shape of tofu sort of..anyway you can cut it into thick noodles or cube toss it in some Asian marinade and YUM a totally differant texture with the same lack of carbs...

I find that one in Korean markets....
the shiritaki noodles I find like I said in the grocery stores by the tofu..but also in Japanese and Korean markets...not on the Southeast Asian ones...

oh and as far as Vancouver BC goes ..you have YOO HAN MALL IN RICHMOND!!!! if they do not have shirataki noodles I can not imagine!! that market in there has every Asian noodle known to man!!!!

[Binsk]

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I have tried the yam cake, and I'm sorry it wasn't too my taste. I have tried shirataki noodles that are shaped like flowers (daisy shape), and they were not bad mixed with mayo, cucumber and coldwater shrimp, and a little bit of spinach and spice. It was kind of like the sirimi salad you get at the fish counter in your supermarket.

[Starmaker]

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I tried it with a sauce made of cream and dried mushrooms, I first put 2 pkgs of dried mushrooms through my coffee grinder til its powder, it thickens itself that way, but be careful and use cream sauces sparingly cause after I ate a half a package of shirataki and sauce, I was up 2 lbs the next day (BAD cream!!! BAAAAAD)

[lil_Buddy]

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Does anyone know where to get these in Iowa? (I'll die of shock if this actually works.)

[Momtofour]

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What level of OWL are these appropriate for?

[kkat55]

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Anyone know of a store in Tennessee that carries them? I tried Wal-Mart; no luck.

[Jasmain]

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I tried the shirataki noodles, and the texture of them was gross to me. The bite... how do you get rid of it?? I have two other packs I want to try doing something with, but WHAT??? I need something to cover the texture and smell better..

[Binsk]

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Jasmain, I find that certain brands are better than others, JFC is a brand that I dislike. As far as the smell goes, I rinse under running water and squeeze the noodles at the same time. I am not gentle doing this, I really squeeze and keep rinsing. As far as the texture goes, these do not have the paste texture of pasta, but if you get them thin enough, they are similar to el dente angel hair. I found the larger noodles to be too chewy for my liking. I am always careful after they are cooked to get them very dry before I add sauce, and the sauce has to be thick and flavourful. What type of sauces would you like on regular pasta? Let me know and I will give you suggestions on a sauce for the shirataki noodles.

[Analog6]

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I want to try these and have not been able to get them here.

I wan to try this recipe, that I used to use with fettucine or linguine. Quantities will depend on how much noodles or wahtever you are mixing in. Also nice as a side vegetable dish with steak, lamb or pork. I personally don't like spinach with chicken, but that's just me.

Large red onion or two, sliced into rings
Several bunches of baby spinach leaves (NOT silver beet, it is far too salty), rinsed and torn into peices
Walnuts, chopped
Oil for cooking
You can add garlic or chillis if you want, but beware of masking the lovely spinach and walnut flavour.

In a large heavy bottom pan fry the onion (stirring well) over a low-medium heat until caramelised (about 10-12 mins). Add walnuts, stir for a minute or two. Add spinach, stir until heats through and just starts to wilt, colour should still be bright green. Add precooked noodles or whatever, stir well and enjoy.

[Binsk]

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Odille, I think your recipe would work well, as its base is a flavoured oil and that tends to stick nicely to the noodles. Just make sure that they are nice and dry before you add them. I tend not to overcook them (really they don't alot, just to warm them) because they seem to stick together if I do overcook.

[Sheshy]

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Jas,

How did you prepare your 'noodles'?

I feel bad that you didn't like them...