Re: Mung bean products / clear noodles

[Guest guest]

> Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2001 11:03:14 -0600

>

> Subject: Mung Bean Starch

>I bought Mung Bean Starch at the oriental store.

>Also I made the noodles I got and they looked like clear sticky worms.

I

>couldn't eat them and my husband refused to eat them BUT my son ate

some.

>Go figure! Mr. Picky liked them.

You probably got Bean Threads. They look like wrinkled noodles before

being cooked and when cooked (in a couple minutes) they are exactly as

you described. Interestingly my son chose those to have for supper

tonight. He thinks they're ok -- he pretends he's a robin... you get

the picture. (I thought I had chopped them short enough that wouldn't

happen tonight but apparently as they cool they sort of reattach

themselves to another end or else are super elastic.) If you put some

margarine on them and smother them with brewers' yeast they don't look so

bad. My husband can't stand the sight of them either, but they appeal to

kids who pretend they are animals.

[Guest guest]

We love these and use them as the " bed " under stir fried veggies and

chicken since we can't eat rice. They soak up the sauce - either

amino acid broth (pretend soy sauce)or coconut milk/curry. It is a

challenge to eat them without slurping.

> > Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2001 11:03:14 -0600

> > From: " Abi "

> > Subject: Mung Bean Starch

>

> >I bought Mung Bean Starch at the oriental store.

> >Also I made the noodles I got and they looked like clear sticky

worms.

> I

> >couldn't eat them and my husband refused to eat them BUT my son ate

> some.

> >Go figure! Mr. Picky liked them.

>

> You probably got Bean Threads. They look like wrinkled noodles

before

> being cooked and when cooked (in a couple minutes) they are exactly

as

> you described. Interestingly my son chose those to have for supper

> tonight. He thinks they're ok -- he pretends he's a robin... you

get

> the picture. (I thought I had chopped them short enough that

wouldn't

> happen tonight but apparently as they cool they sort of reattach

> themselves to another end or else are super elastic.) If you put

some

> margarine on them and smother them with brewers' yeast they don't

look so

> bad. My husband can't stand the sight of them either, but they

appeal to

> kids who pretend they are animals.

[Guest guest]

We love these and use them as the " bed " under stir fried veggies and

chicken since we can't eat rice. They soak up the sauce - either

amino acid broth (pretend soy sauce)or coconut milk/curry. It is a

challenge to eat them without slurping.

> > Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2001 11:03:14 -0600

> > From: " Abi "

> > Subject: Mung Bean Starch

>

> >I bought Mung Bean Starch at the oriental store.

> >Also I made the noodles I got and they looked like clear sticky

worms.

> I

> >couldn't eat them and my husband refused to eat them BUT my son ate

> some.

> >Go figure! Mr. Picky liked them.

>

> You probably got Bean Threads. They look like wrinkled noodles

before

> being cooked and when cooked (in a couple minutes) they are exactly

as

> you described. Interestingly my son chose those to have for supper

> tonight. He thinks they're ok -- he pretends he's a robin... you

get

> the picture. (I thought I had chopped them short enough that

wouldn't

> happen tonight but apparently as they cool they sort of reattach

> themselves to another end or else are super elastic.) If you put

some

> margarine on them and smother them with brewers' yeast they don't

look so

> bad. My husband can't stand the sight of them either, but they

appeal to

> kids who pretend they are animals.

[Guest guest]

<>

The noodles look like that too. We eat them all the time, but we try to eat

them with Asian-type foods instead (stir-fry, sweet and sour, etc.). Would

anyone like some recipes for these kinds of noodles?

[Guest guest]

I'd like your Asian recipes as well. Thank you.

M.

> Re: Mung bean products / clear noodles

>

> < >

>

> The noodles look like that too. We eat them all the time, but we try to

eat

> them with Asian-type foods instead (stir-fry, sweet and sour, etc.).

Would

> anyone like some recipes for these kinds of noodles?

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I'd like your Asian recipes as well. Thank you.

M.

> Re: Mung bean products / clear noodles

>

> < >

>

> The noodles look like that too. We eat them all the time, but we try to

eat

> them with Asian-type foods instead (stir-fry, sweet and sour, etc.).

Would

> anyone like some recipes for these kinds of noodles?

>

>

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