tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421337.post115417624503696628..comments2024-02-17T19:56:14.419+09:00Comments on Obachan's Kitchen & Balcony Garden: Road to an Edamame Expertobachanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18146311760014752971noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421337.post-1156685262231050292006-08-27T22:27:00.000+09:002006-08-27T22:27:00.000+09:00HiJo,So great to hear that you can get fresh edama...HiJo,<BR/>So great to hear that you can get fresh edamame over there! I thought maybe people outside Japan can get frozen ones only, but no way. Gee, I can see the “real world” through blogging and I love it so much.<BR/>Hope this 4% recipe is not too salty for ya’ll. Enjoy! :Dobachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18146311760014752971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421337.post-1156681380980401552006-08-27T21:23:00.000+09:002006-08-27T21:23:00.000+09:00Greetings from North Carolina! While the so calle...Greetings from North Carolina! While the so called "Asian Cuisine" available in restaurants here is an utter abomination to all mankind, we are blessed with living right next to a 20 acre field which, at the moment, is planted with ripening soybeans! My youngest son (4 years old) adores edamane and I was hoping to locate a good recipe. Thank you so very much for sharing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421337.post-1154868371148078252006-08-06T21:46:00.000+09:002006-08-06T21:46:00.000+09:00anonymous commenterSo fresh peanuts are available ...<B>anonymous commenter</B><BR/>So fresh peanuts are available in your area? I really want to find some to make boiled peanuts that I miss...obachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18146311760014752971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421337.post-1154746580308157922006-08-05T11:56:00.000+09:002006-08-05T11:56:00.000+09:00My father would buy huge amounts of fresh ones eve...My father would buy huge amounts of fresh ones every season as well as peanuts that he boiled. It's amazing how cheap and bountiful such treats used to be. I remember them hot from the pot even after a cooling rinse.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421337.post-1154661945330770012006-08-04T12:25:00.000+09:002006-08-04T12:25:00.000+09:00Hi mr. food,Thanks for sharing the result of your ...Hi mr. food,<BR/>Thanks for sharing the result of your experiment. Since 4% was a bit too salty for me, I might try rinsing the edamame after rubbing them with salt, like you did, and boiling in 3% salt water, maybe.<BR/>Did you cut off the ends with a knife? I used scissors from 100-yen shop and didn't have the problem of the hard strings coming off. <BR/>Anyway, better luck next time :)obachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18146311760014752971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421337.post-1154606096901126482006-08-03T20:54:00.000+09:002006-08-03T20:54:00.000+09:00Hi ObachanYou inspired me to make some edamame. I ...Hi Obachan<BR/>You inspired me to make some edamame. I cut off the ends and rubbed them with salt and rinsed them, then I boiled them for 3 minutes in 2.5 percent salt water.<BR/>When they were done, I rinsed them to cool and salted them with a bit of coarse sea salt. The saltyness was perfect for me, and the taste and texture were very good. The only problem was when cutting off the ends the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421337.post-1154596533594656682006-08-03T18:15:00.000+09:002006-08-03T18:15:00.000+09:00anonymous commenterSesame oil! Mmmm… It doesn’t so...<B>anonymous commenter</B><BR/>Sesame oil! Mmmm… It doesn’t sound like a bad combination, but I agree. Simple salt would bring out more of the delicate beany flavor.<BR/>As for Kanji pronunciation, I sometime feel like complaining to our ancestors who made Japanese language so complicated. :P<BR/><BR/><B>typical swedish</B><BR/>So you have edamame in Sweden, too? Wow! <BR/>I use Fuji Finepix. obachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18146311760014752971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421337.post-1154546741647261762006-08-03T04:25:00.000+09:002006-08-03T04:25:00.000+09:00Wow, one of my favourites which becomes even more ...Wow, one of my favourites which becomes even more so after seeing this recepie and these wondeful pictures. Which camera do you use?Typical swedishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15560829018246112172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421337.post-1154491332634082662006-08-02T13:02:00.000+09:002006-08-02T13:02:00.000+09:00すみません。ぼけて漢字の発音を間違えて変換ミスしちゃったんです(恥)。十人十色です。(なぜ漢字はそん...すみません。ぼけて漢字の発音を間違えて変換ミスしちゃったんです(恥)。十人十色です。(なぜ漢字はそんなに沢山発音があるかな~^^)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421337.post-1154490419511088282006-08-02T12:46:00.000+09:002006-08-02T12:46:00.000+09:00One restaurant I worked at served edamame dressed ...One restaurant I worked at served edamame dressed with soy sauce and sesame oil, accompanied by lots of cocktail napkins. Personally, I thought it overpowered the delicate beany flavor, like dumping demiglace over flageolets (I've seen that too), but they were very popular at the bar. Of course, for Japanese customers, we prepared them the normal way. 当人十色。Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421337.post-1154486976965453202006-08-02T11:49:00.000+09:002006-08-02T11:49:00.000+09:00cgHave fun investigating ;) KyleThanks. I’ll give ...<B>cg</B><BR/>Have fun investigating ;)<BR/> <BR/><B>Kyle</B><BR/>Thanks. I’ll give it a try next time.<BR/><BR/><B>lpc</B> <BR/>I agree. The combo is good throughout the year and they serve edamame all year round at many drinking places here. Hope you find fresh edamame over there :)obachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18146311760014752971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421337.post-1154444184108215982006-08-01T23:56:00.000+09:002006-08-01T23:56:00.000+09:00I love edamame with beer... unlike Japanese people...I love edamame with beer... unlike Japanese people, I don't restrict myself to only the summer time. I think beer and edamame are good all year round. My hubby and I are sure to have a beer and edamame when we have Japanese food... I guess it reminds me of my year in Japan. Thanks for the 4% tip. Now, I'm on the lookout for fresh edamame!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421337.post-1154414010183619452006-08-01T15:33:00.000+09:002006-08-01T15:33:00.000+09:00Obachan,Just dip the whole edamame in the "sauce" ...Obachan,<BR/>Just dip the whole edamame in the "sauce" before you bite the shell to get to the soybean.<BR/>KyleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421337.post-1154397248166522132006-08-01T10:54:00.000+09:002006-08-01T10:54:00.000+09:00jmeI’ve been wondering what kind of drinks other t...<B>jme</B><BR/>I’ve been wondering what kind of drinks other than beer would go well with edamame. We are so used to eating them with carbonated drinks with or without alcohol (mostly with alcohol), but my mom who can’t drink alcohol at all loves them with iced barley tea.<BR/><BR/><B>Kyle</B><BR/>Hi! So nice to hear from you again. Your idea sounds interesting but how do you actually do that? I obachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18146311760014752971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421337.post-1154334106452404452006-07-31T17:21:00.000+09:002006-07-31T17:21:00.000+09:00Hey Obachan! It's been awhile since my last post....Hey Obachan! It's been awhile since my last post. Edamame and beer what a winning combo! When me and my friends go out drinking and we have edamame, we dip it in a shoyu and lemon mix. Please try it and let me know what you think.<BR/>KyleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421337.post-1154276164613281992006-07-31T01:16:00.000+09:002006-07-31T01:16:00.000+09:00I LOVE edamame, although I'm not really fond of be...I LOVE edamame, although I'm not really fond of beer. :) I have yet to try to make edamame at home, but thank you for the 4% tip! I'll be sure to remember that if I do attempt it.<BR/>Now I'm craving for some to munch on!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421337.post-1154274446512676922006-07-31T00:47:00.000+09:002006-07-31T00:47:00.000+09:00cookiecrumbOh, now I’ve learned something, because...<B>cookiecrumb</B><BR/>Oh, now I’ve learned something, because I didn’t know that fresh edamame was available over there.<BR/>And you’re exactly right about bar owners serving salty foods. We did the same thing at the izakaya where I used to work at. <BR/>I hope the camera won’t change my life for the worse. (The worst scenario may be that I get addicted to photo-taking because of this new cameraobachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18146311760014752971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421337.post-1154260989005918672006-07-30T21:03:00.000+09:002006-07-30T21:03:00.000+09:00Hi Obachan,My oven is broken so I still haven't tr...Hi Obachan,<BR/>My oven is broken so I still haven't tried your macha sponge cake recipe - but I look at the picture and sigh with envy.<BR/><BR/>The only edamame you can get here in Israel are frozen. What we do is boil them in lightly salted water and then serve them still warm sprinkled with salt. I use Maldon 'cause the texture is more interesting and more delicate than the regular coarse Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421337.post-1154250461136217122006-07-30T18:07:00.000+09:002006-07-30T18:07:00.000+09:00Uh, the best of edamame that we get here in Malays...Uh, the best of edamame that we get here in Malaysia are the frozen ones that we can get in Jusco Supermarket. :) But me and my friends love to eat them and pelt each other with the skin after the feeding frenzy's over :p<BR/><BR/>We usually just add salt to the water and dump everything in... Tastes nice also!Pinkityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01630294023266300675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421337.post-1154224009298902652006-07-30T10:46:00.000+09:002006-07-30T10:46:00.000+09:00very nice tips! will try your way next time.very nice tips! will try your way next time.K and Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15375282198168168331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421337.post-1154221203017096252006-07-30T10:00:00.000+09:002006-07-30T10:00:00.000+09:00I remember seeing an episode of Soko ga Shiritai w...I remember seeing an episode of Soko ga Shiritai where a chef from Kyouto prepared edamame. He dressed the beans with a salt solution that he kept in an aerosol bottle, and the preparation of the saline solution was quite elaborate. He boiled sea salt in spring water, skimmed off the impurities, clarified it with egg whites, and strained and cooled it, keeping the concentration of salt the same Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421337.post-1154199375144661062006-07-30T03:56:00.000+09:002006-07-30T03:56:00.000+09:00Hi Obachan! My girls love edamame! so much so that...Hi Obachan! My girls love edamame! so much so that I started buying the frozen bags (can't find them fresh here) to cook for their after school snack at home. My youngest, who won't eat any kind of fish much less sushi, lives on edamame when we go out for sushi :)<BR/>I agree with the saltiness. I believe just a little bit of salt in the water goes a long way.JMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01217941032371450987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421337.post-1154195913350147112006-07-30T02:58:00.000+09:002006-07-30T02:58:00.000+09:00Ah! I've learned something. Thank you. It's not al...Ah! I've learned something. Thank you. It's not always easy to buy fresh edamame in the US, although I did see some at the farmers market the other day.<BR/>As for it coming out so salty: Well, that's the way bar owners like it, so customers will drink more beer! :D<BR/><BR/>(OK, I'm dying to find out how the camera might change your life. Good luck!)cookiecrumbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00741894180391507513noreply@blogger.com