Vegetarian daughter just rejected edamame.

[JohnnyLib2]

Oh, well, she can continue ordering 3 types of potatoes on the vegetable plate. :banghead:

[flvegan]

1. You mean edamame?

Some folks don't care for it. Also, it depends on how it's prepared.

[JohnnyLib2]

4. spelling corrected, thanks.

[Chan790]

2. As one former non-fan of the edamame...

I can tell you that preparation is important. Over-cook it and it, like peas or okra, obtains a nearly inedible texture. Don't eat frozen or canned edamame, it's the stuff of nightmares.

I like it lightly-steamed so that it maintains crispness with a load of sea-salt (Table salt will work too.)

In fact, I mix cooled steamed salted edamame with cashews and pretzel-nuggets for a lovely snack-food. Not great for the blood pressure, but it's a good mix of protein and carbs without an abundance of empty calories. It goes well with dark German beers. (That last part is probably not useful information.)

3 potatoes? Baked, mashed with a pat of butter and french fries? I used to eat like that.

[Amerigo Vespucci]

3. Safeway's frozen actually isn't half bad...

...I'm not an expert or anything, but after having had edamame at several Japanese restaurants, they are either all using Safeway's frozen edamame or Safeway's frozen edamame is as good as what is served in a typical Silicon Valley Japanese restaurant, because it's exactly the same color, consistency, and taste.

[Chan790]

5. Great to know...

I've had some terrible soybeans out of those flash-frozen plastic bags. If I can get good frozen edamame, that's less of a pain in the ass than having to buy it fresh every time I want some and having to use it all before it goes bad.

I know that sometimes store brands have the best product. I'm yet to find a brand of veggie-burger as good as Price Chopper's store brand is at half the price of Boca or Veggieburger.

[hippywife]

6. Have you tried

Amy's California Burgers? I eat meat and I don't mind eating them at all.

[EFerrari]

7. They're a staple here. The best ones I've found, anyway.

Since my son cooked some for me, I've become an addict. :)