0 calorie yam noodles

So we're japanese, and my mom makes a dish that has yam noodles (yum). And I looked at the package, and it says 0 calories? Yay, except how is this possible? I really have trouble believing they have 0 calories. Either way though, I highly recommend them to everyone!

http://www.thedailyplate.com/nutrition-calori es/food/shirakiku/yam-noodles

They don't have 0 calories, but are very very low in calories apparently! I find it hard to believe too. Never heard of these types of noodles before but i'd love to try them now. What is the texture like? =)

That sounds delicious. I love yam!

i believe if a food has less than 5 calories per serving they are allowed to label it as zero.  So it's around 5 per serving which is awesome regardless!

Original Post by kimixi:

What is the texture like? =)

To me, they tasted similiar to vermicelli rice noodles but thicker, like spaghetti. And they were white... I thought they would be orange-y since they're made with yam!

The package I tried (bought from an Asian grocery store) didn't have zero calories but I remember them being quite low in cals.

I've had them. they ar very low in calories. They are moist, soft, a little slimy noodles. Really good in soup! Taste like campbells Chicken noodle soups noodles (caned).

The only place i can find them around here is Whole Foods stores.

I haven't tried them in many other things. Hungry girl raves about them. A great site for low calorie food item finds and recipe swops.

www.hungry-girl.com

They were probably listed as zero calories for a really really small serving size, I've seen that on those noodles before (like 1/10 of the pack).  You can search on the internet or in the store for different packaging of the same kind of noodle to get the actual nutritional info.

WOW thats like eating air...with 5 calories :)

I would like to try it haha, but i do prefer more.... well nvm xD, do you think i can get them at tesco? xD

This sounds amazing, I'd love to hear if anyone know where they can be bought in London? Tescos would be great, lol

so could you replace normal noodles for these? that would be amazing.

Yes they're super delicious, like someone said kind of like rice noodles. They're relatively flavor-less so you can eat them with whatever and they will pretty much absorb that taste, kind of like tofu. I've never tried eating them like conventional pasta (ie with red sauce or alfredo) and since they are Asian noodles I'm not sure how good that would be..but someone feel free to try and tell me the results! But regardless, they are really tasty if you cook them with whatever veggies, meat, tofu, fish, etc you want!

We buy them at an Asian grocer, so I really have no clue if you could buy them at a different supermarket...but I'm sure places like whole foods and maybe trader joes, and for sure asian stores, would have them.

PS They also make yam cakes (kind of like the noodles but in cake form) that have "0" calories! mm...

Sounds promising, I'm excited about hunting these down somehow :)

I bought a case from Miracle noodles.com and they are awesome, they have lasagna shaped, rice shaped, rigatoni all kinds and they are so versatile!

I made an awesome Mac N Cheese with them, it was incredible

Also the rice shapes are awesome in stir frys!

DUDE! I love those yam noodles!! I also love Kelp noodles & Konbu noodles too! They are super healthy & a GREAT sub for pasta!! Just enjoy the fact that they are zero calories! 

I say you guys are all disgusting. Either I got a bad bag of shirakiku noodles, or something is wrong with me for not liking them...Mine smelt like fish and were slimy/ chewy in texture. I washed them SUPER good too, and squeezed the crap out of them, and there were still traces of funk. Out with the garbage they go. I'll stick to spaghetti squash.

Original Post by x17star17x:

I say you guys are all disgusting. Either I got a bad bag of shirakiku noodles, or something is wrong with me for not liking them...Mine smelt like fish and were slimy/ chewy in texture. I washed them SUPER good too, and squeezed the crap out of them, and there were still traces of funk. Out with the garbage they go. I'll stick to spaghetti squash.

 Thanks for informing us that we're absolutely revolting! You're a doll.

PS Giasbash, where do you buy your kelp and konbu noodles at? Can you only find them at asian groceries because thats the only place I've found them so far.

Well, I had to try these noodles so I went to the Japanese Grocer around the corner. Now the problem is... I have no idea how to cook 'em. They came in a bag filled with a clear liquid. Do I drain them and put them in a pot to boil them, or fry them up?

In general we mix them together with meat (like chicken or pork), carrots, fish cake, and chicken broth or soup stock and cook it all together. You should brown the meat first though.

I've always wanted to try yam noodles! Does it keep you full at all? (being 0 cals)

But I can't imagine there would be much taste cause sauce wouldn't stick! That's one of the problems I had with Tofu Shirataki. And I don't really like noodles in soup too much.... I wonder how it would taste with something like a viet fish sauce...

What other good ways do you have for preparing it??

As for the yam cakes.... is it sweet?! I don't think I've ever seen those!! How do you prepare those? I've seen just a block of yam thats also 0 cals, if taht's what you're referring to?

PS: btw, what's fish cake? is it those fish balls things?

Yes, they are very filling and delicious! The way they are traditionally prepared is not in a soup, we use just a little bit of broth to make sure there is a bit of liquid in the mixture, but its definitely not soupy. hmmm..sauce wise, i usually use some soy sauce. I'm not sure what to tell you about the problem with your sauce not sticking, maybe just try making a kind of stir fry with veggies and the noodles and tofu or chicken.

Yam cakes aren't sweet, I think they're those blocks of yam you saw. They are basically just sticks of yam. They taste pretty much like the noodles, but thicker!

Fish cake is a japanese food that is basically tuna that is in a cake form that is white and then died bright pink on the outside. Delicious! Although I'm not sure how you'd feel about them if you've never had them before, I've sort of been eating them all my life. They are often put in japanese udon too, if you've ever had that before!