Edamame is slowly becoming a household name. If you wish to find edamame, check the freezer section. Before you can eat them, the beans will ultimately have to be removed from the shell. Don’t worry, the seeds are very easy to extract from the pod. You can squeese out these beans by placing pressure behind the bean with your thumb and forefinger. Edamame is an immature soy bean.  This is also referred to as a green soybean.

Edamame is frequently used in Japanese cooking but it has gained favor in vegan and vegetarian cooking. This bean is an excellent source of protein. Edamame is a complete protein.  This means that it contains all of the essential amino acids that our body’s requires. The fact that this is a complete protein makes it a favorate food for vegetarians.

Furthermore Edamame is a great source of iron. One cup of edamame beans contains 17 grams of protein, twenty percent of our iron, and sixteen percent of our vitamin C. High in dietary fiber and low on the glycemic index, these beans are definately healthy.

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Edamame is easy to cook, and must be cooked (it is poisonous raw). There are a plethora of ways to cook edamame. You can boil or steam the beans for starters. You can impart a great salty touch to edamame by boiling them in very salty water.

Avoid edamame if you are allergic to soy. Edamame is great though for people who have gluten allergies. Edamame is a legume, so it is gluten free. You can get dry roasted edamame in some stores, which is great because this makes an excellent and quick snack to eat out of hand or to sprinkle over salads.

Give green soy a try, it is a tasty nutricious option. Many bigger markets are starting to carry froze bags of in shell edamame. Your local health food store may also carry soy products, so you can look there also.

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