Trader Joe’s Rants & Raves (mostly raves, a few rants)

“Trader Joe’s salted edamame (soybeans) are blanched, salted and then quick frozen to seal in the freshness”

If you’ve every been to a Japanese restaurant, you probably have know what edamame are. Served warm they are soybeans still in their fuzzy pods. The beans are inside the a green fuzzy pod. You eat them extracting the beans with a combination of mouth and fingers, pushing a bean out with your finger plus sucking them out of the pod. The experience is kind of fun. This is legit playing with your food.

Trader Joe’s “Salted Edamame” are cooked edamame soybean in pods, which get frozen. These really only need heating up which you can do in either in a microwave or on the stovetop. I usually rinse the frozen pods under cold water in a colander for a second, then toss them into pot with a tablespoon or two of water and let them steam covered for about two minutes until they are hot, then serve, sprinkling on a bit of freshly ground pink salt when serving them.

TJ’s frozen edamame in pods make a delicious and healthy appetizer, snack, or side, or ingredient. Everybody seems to love edamame, young or old, and maybe especially kids? Because these are an accepted way to play with your food! Gotta eat with your hands.

Soybeans are just full of protein of course. Just a 1/2 cup have 8 grams Protein not to mention fiber. So Good Eats! Trader Joe’s frozen edamame are terrific to buy ($1.99) $2.29. Equal to way more expensive frozen edamame you might find in a Japanese or Asian market where they might double the price. I love having these in the freezer at all times for whenever the edamame mood strikes. Actually I buy both versions of at TJ’s, shelled and these unshelled ones in the pod. Shelled soybeans are great for an ingredient. I use those the same way I might use or add frozen peas. They are terrific on top of rice of course with a little butter.

Remember to put an empty bowl on the table for the empty pods!

I would buy these again

Product of Thailand