Chilled Edamame Soup from Hiroko’s American Kitchen and Edamame

Posted on May 7, 2013 in Hiroko's Blog

At the Food Book Fair I demoed Edamame (fresh green soybeans) Soup – kelp stock, edamame, cucumber, green bell pepper and miso – from Hiroko’s American Kitchen. Soon freshly harvested edamame is returning to our farmer’s market, so I hoped that everyone who attended my demo will be enjoying this nourishing, cleansing, body cooling chilled soup made from fresh beans at home during this season. Edamame – a young soybean – is known to be...

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Last Fresh Edamame Before the End of Summer

Posted on Sep 5, 2009 in Hiroko's Blog

Heralding the arrival of summer, edamame, are one of the most celebrated delicacies in summer in Japan.  It is almost impossible for us to endure the long hot and humid summer without these delicious green beans.  Boiled green soybeans dusted with sea salt with a glass of ice-cold beer or barley tea is a summertime treat    throughout the country.  In the past several years edamame has become indispensable snack items at US Japanese restaurants.  As they became popular...

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