Comments on: How to eat Edamame Beans

By: Dominique

Dominique — Tue, 04 May 2010 20:52:26 +0000

I had edamame for the first time today, it came as a side dish with the bento box I had for lunch. I had no clue how to eat them so I just popped a whole one in my mouth! It was horrible! One end was like a twig and poked into the roof of my mouth, and I felt as if all those little hairs were cutting me, like the tiny hairs on a blade of grass! I had to spit it out haha…
I opened up all the rest and ate the beans from inside, and immediatly came to google “How to eat edamame” and found this blog… I knew I was missing something!

By: Ken the Librarian

Ken the Librarian — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 22:03:23 +0000

Don’t think much of the shell. First time I bit into the bean pod the bean popped out and I went from there. I like mine boiled, lightly salted and dusted with wasabi powder, the real stuff not that green horseradish stuff, wait 10 – 15 minuets and consume – to die for and come back for seconds.

By: Sunshine

Sunshine — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 23:34:20 +0000

I too have eaten the pods of edamame! I went out to dinner with my boyfriends family, and decided to order the edamame because I had heard of how good they were. I had no idea how to eat them, so to save face I just put the whole thing in my mouth. Everyone thought I knew what I was doing becuase everyone at the table tried them – pods and all! Now that I know how to eat them I love them. Though I must admit – that first experience really wasn’t all that bad. Like an earlier poster said – they taste a bit like pumpkin seeds, kind of chewy. And it didn’t hurt that they were coated with salt!

By: rinaz

rinaz — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 20:07:01 +0000

marlon

Hahaha, I bet that you didnt expect that! Eating edamame skin is really horrible with the fibrous and hairy skin that just wont go away.

CMJ

Uh, shrimp tails? Edamame skin? Oh dear, I think I need to take you to places that serves nicer food :P

By: CMJ

CMJ — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 02:37:31 +0000

I just got edamame beans for the first time (Chinese New Year today!) and I ate the pod too, because when they were still warm, they didn’t seem to open up. Now that they’ve cooled down, they are easy to pop open. Anyway, even if you aren’t traditionally supposed to eat the pod, I thought the pod was actually good, kind of like chewing on pumpkin seeds in the shell. I won’t eat many that way, but it’s not bad if you do. (mind you, I sometimes eat shrimp tails too when I have no place to dispose of them!).

By: marlon

marlon — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 17:44:48 +0000

I just bought a pack of frozen adamame, cooked it and then eat it. Yes because I’m such a bright guy I also ate the skin. I don’t know how I did it but I was able to chew the skin on the first one but failed on the second.hehe. Then I thought, I can’t possibly eat the skin so it’s probably just the beans! =)

By: rinaz

rinaz — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 02:35:37 +0000

Bernard

Hahahaha! You’re just like me! It was a horrible experience wasnt it? To eat the beans whole, like caterpillars!