So i got the noodles in on Monday and i gave them a try last night. They require about 10 min prep time. You have to rinse them pretty good in a strainer for a few minutes to get the liquid off of them that they are packaged with. The liquid has a salty fishy smell to it that isnt very appealing but once the noodles are washed there was no smell.
After rinsing the noodles they suggest you dry roast them in a non-stick pan. So i put them into a pan on high heat with no oil or anything and they never stuck to the pan. The directions say to roast them until they turn white (they are translucent at first). After about 5 min of roasting them they seemed ready, I didn't see anymore water coming off of them and they were white.
Now for the taste test...
They tasted like, well...Nothing. They really dont have any flavor to them at all. I added a very small amount of butter to them so they wouldnt stick together, although i dont think they would of anyways, and some Pico De Gallo for flavor. Then I had Alyna and the kids try them and the response was decent. JR(8 yrs old) said he didnt like them because they had no flavor. But i was expecting that since i didnt really season them. The other 2 kids didnt mind them either. And surprising to Alyna she didnt mind the flavor or texture either (she was very skeptical of them).
As for their texture, They arent slimy as i was reading in the reviews. That was probably because I dry roasted them to remove extra moisture. They have the feel of Rice noodles and they have a feeling of Al Dente Pasta. They kind of have the same feeling as eating bean sprouts, That kind of soft, crisp, crunch feeling.
Im not sure of their uses in cooking yet but they obviously would be good with Asian foods, probably soups. Im not sure if they would go well with Italian Pasta Sauce but i havent tried it just yet.
My only gripe is the cost. It was $42 for 20 7oz packages and there are supposedly 2 servings a pack. Well the 7oz pack seemed pretty small. I would need a couple packages for a full meal just for myself. At $2 per pack it seems kind of expensive for dinner purposes but they may be perfect for snacks and such as long as you are sensible with what ever you use to flavor them.
I give them a 7 out of 10, mainly for the cost per serving.
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This was very helpful. Thanks!
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