Miracle Noodle

[lovelymamu]

Has anyone tried the Miracle Noodle? If so, what does it taste like???

[Rachel1]

What are Miracle noodles? Never heard of them.
Rachel

[lisa53098]

I don't think I've heard of the Miracle Noodle specifically. I havee tried the low carb noodles from Dreamfields though. The nutrition ingredients says," Total Carbs 42g, dietary fiber 5g, soluble fiber 4g, insoluble fiber 1g, sugars 1g for a 3/4 cup dry serving. I don't know how their math works. Somehow the side of the box says 42 carbs, 37 protected carbs, leaving a total of 5 digestible "net" carbs. I don't know how they protected 37 of the carbs. Anyway, they taste OK. Alot of major supermarkets have them. They give me diarrhea though, my husband has the same experience. I may have them once in a great while if I am dying for pasta, that's about it. And I don't eat a full serving. I don't trust the 5 "net" carb info.

[lovelymamu]

Do a search for it and you will find the website. Some guy found them when he was visiting Asia. They are mostly fiber so there are no carbs. I want to buy some to try them, but I wanted to know if anyone else has tried them first.

[Cleveland]

are you talking about these?
http://lowcarbdiets.about.com/od/products/p/shiratakinoodle.htm

If so I have add them (the kind w/o tofu). They are good in soups but for me did not work in non Asian style dishes-too watery. Make sure and follow the directions-kind of weird smell if not rinsed enough

[joesfolks]

I have tried them. When you first open the package there is a slightly fishy smell which is removed when you rinse them well under water. They taste okay but the texture is not like flour based noodles. They are a little like rubber bands, kind of stretchy. They don't seem to soak up the sauce like flour noodles. And they are expensive. On the plus side they are very filling. They should only be cooke for 2-3 minutes or the texture becomes extrememly rubbery.

[Tobysgirl]

They are a little like rubber bands, kind of stretchy.

:lol: :lol: :lol: That makes them sound absolutely delicious!

[CeliaUK]

Yup, tried them couple of years ago, and yes they do tend to smell a bit funny and are very expansive. But I did like them, I cooked them like normal noodles adjusting for cooking time. However, they are pretty expansive compared to traditional items. They are stocked in Japanese food shops. They are also known as Shirataki noodles.

[Finola]

Shirataki noodles. Sold in regular grocery stores in higher end metropolitan neighborhoods and specialty stores otherwise. They are located in the cold case.

They come in different sizes - thick like fettucine and thinner like ramen noodles. I had the ramen noodles. The package said to rinse to get rid of the smell - I did so, but did not notice a terrible smell. I cooked and ate them in broth - like a ramen. They tasted fine, a bit chewy - more like an asian rice noodle than an Italian pasta noodle. It was fun to experiment with, but not worth eating regularly, since I would just begin to wish for plain old pasta in time.

Still, as a fun treat once a month or less, I might recommend it. I would worry that a bland cream sauce would taste sort of icky with it, and would encourage something more highly seasoned, but that might just be my own personal taste.

Hope that helps!

[Bevaboo]

I got some Shirataki noodles at my grocery for about $2 a pack. Expensive compared to generic spaghetti for less than $1, but for $2, I gave it a shot. They were ok, as long as you don't expect them to be like pasta in any way, shape or form. They are kind of 'stretchy' feeling, very chewy, probably because they're full of fiber.

I looked all over in the Asian foods section of my grocery, only to find them as I was picking up fresh veggies. Go figure. :lol:

[lovelymamu]

Uhg! The whole "fishy smell" thing ended it for me! LOL! I think i'll just pass!!!

[Bevaboo]

I was sooo paranoid of the 'fishy smell' I'd heard about. But then, when I got some, I found it was a pretty mild odor, kind of fishy, but not really. But after I rinsed the noodles in my strainer, they didn't smell of anything.

[Shirss28]

I had bought the ones directly from the Miracle Noodle website back in summer. I ordered several packages to get a better deal as they were a little expensive. After eating a few packages of them within a couple of weeks, I started to get really turned off by the odor and the texture. I ended up throwing over half of them away :(

[Blenders]

Yes, I've tried them and I think they are great! It really hits the spot when you are hungry for some noodles. It's important to know how to prepare them. Here's a link to a great recipe and instructions on how to properly rinse and dry them before use: http://healthyindulgences.blogspot.com/search/label/noodles
At my local asian market, they were only a buck and change for one tofu-sized container. That's enough for one serving.

[Cleveland]

I am going to get these, rinse them, but them in a baggie and take to my favorite Vietnemese soup shop, order my Pho, no noodles, and add them at the table. I think they are good in soup, but as others have mentioned, they do not hold up well with traditional Italian type sauces

[Natkins]

I love these. I buy the tofu blend ones. They come in a package - 2 servings for $1.25

My favorite way to have them is with a creamy cheddar cheese sauce, or even just butter, cheddar and garlic salt. like mac n cheese.

I actually also like them with red meat sauce and meatballs.

You need to dry them after you cook them, that way the sauce will stick. Mine you rinse, microwave for 1 minute, then dump any excess water and dry them with a paper towel. Easy!

Yeah, the texture is different, but I like that it gives the illusion of noodles, without the bloat of Dreamfields.

And they are definitely filling and looooooow carb. Mine say 3g carb, 2g fiber.

[deniselisa]

I buy the shirataki noodles also, but I don't like them in italian foods. I think they are delicious in asian inspired cuisine, such as in soups, stir frys, and curries. I suggest don't even smell them- cut open the bag with the (hot) water running through the strainer, and just dump them in the strainer quickly. You won't smell a thing unless you put the bag up to your nose. Rinse the noodles for at least three minutes, and (some people parboil them, I find running under hot water for a while does the trick for me) put them into the dish as a last step. Cook for a few minutes to heat and infuse flavor into the noodles and viola', you have an asian dish w/ noodles!