SHIRATAKI NOODLES

I found them at Kroger at the sushi bar. An 8-ounce package was $2.45. The package directions say to parboil the noodles before using but I'd heard that cooking makes them too chewy. Even without cooking they are quite chewy and I didn't care for them much. I don't miss pasta enough to put up with the texture. I had also heard that they have a strong smell when you first open the package. I didn't smell them until after I'd rinsed them very well and I didn't find the odor unpleasant at all. They have a slight seafood smell, sort of like scallops.

Ingredients: Filtered water, tofu (soybeans, calcium sulfate, glucono delta lactone), yam flour, calcium hydroxide

4 ounce serving = 3g Carbohydrate; 2g Dietary Fiber; 1g Net Carb

These aren't bad and they're better with the tofu than the Konjac brand without the tofu.

I can tolerate these OK, but I have to rinse them VERY WELL. I can live w/o though... I tend to use them on a VERY occasional basis.