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edamame
[ed-uh-mah-mey]
plural noun
unripe, green soybeans that are steamed or boiled in their pods.
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of edamame1
Example Sentences
There’s Wendy’s limited-time-only “Asian” Cashew Chicken Salad, which flaunts a vague regional label in its name because it includes ingredients like fire-roasted edamame and an equally vague Light Spicy Asian Chili Vinaigrette.
Or, for an Asian-inspired variation, use a mix of carrots, bean sprouts, broccoli, brown rice and edamame, paired with Asian spices and sauces.
When I tell her she surely must have served me edamame at some point in the last 20 years, she offers a knowing nod.
"Plant-based foods that have adequate amounts of all nine essential amino acids include tofu, tempeh, edamame, pistachios, chia seeds, nutritional yeast and buckwheat," she said.
Other dinner ideas for the week include edamame pesto pasta, with a new nut-free pesto recipe, and sheet-pan roast chicken with kale and olives.
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When To Use
Edamame are unripe soybeans.Edamame are soybeans that are picked while green and unripe and then steamed, boiled, or roasted in their pods. Each pod contains one to four beans.Edamame is normally eaten as a side dish or appetizer in Japanese and Asian fusion cuisine. When eaten as a side dish, it’s usually served within the pod with a soy sauce or glaze. Generally you only eat the beans, not the pods. The pods aren’t poisonous, but they are hard to chew and don’t digest well.Shelled edamame can be used in salads, poke bowls, noodle dishes, soups, and other dishes. Edamame is both singular and plural, meaning it can refer to each seed individually, a group of seeds, each pod, or a group of pods. Example: The first time I had edamame, I didn’t know you were supposed to take off the shells before eating them.
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