Dish · japanese
Edamame
Boiled or steamed young soybeans in the pod, salted and eaten by squeezing the beans out with your teeth.
Where it comes from
Edamame has long been a snack across Japan, salted straight from the pod and served alongside beer; the name itself means branch bean, from how the pods were once sold still on the stem.
What cooks argue about
Cooks argue over salting the boiling water so the beans absorb salt as they cook versus salting the pods after draining, which seasons only the surface, not the bean.
Versions
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