Re: [Aroid-l] Iron Chef - Amorphophallus konjac

From: Albert Huntington balberth at yahoo.com> on 2005.11.18 at 19:56:36(13547) I wrote an article on Konnyaku that was in the April edition of the IAS Newsletter. Members can find it in the online archive at aroid.org. There are some recipes and a little history. Konnyaku has a very high fiber content, which I suspect is the basis for many of the health claims. I've always liked it, though I would suppose that it takes some getting used to for some people. It doesn't have a lot of flavor itself, so like tofu, many konnyaku applications let it take on flavors from other foods. My (Japanese) mom always made a stew with konnyaku noodles and sliced konnyaku cake for new years. It's readily available in the refrigerated section of your neighborhood asian grocery - you might want to try it out, if only for the experience. --Albert Rob Nicholson wrote:saw this episode years ago and it took us a long time to find out what konjaku was, not until you had your konjacs. it looked like slimy tofu>>> alan_galloway@bellsou +More th.net 11/16/05 8:50 AM >>>Did anyone see last night's episode of Iron Chef on the Food network? It was a tie breakercompetition between 2 chefs with the secret intredient being konnyaku.....which is processedAmorphophallus konjac tubers. The two chefs created 8 dishes with konnyaku that lookedabsolutely delicious. I was almost ready to grab my Am. konjac tubers and start boiling them!For more info on konnyaku see:http://www.shakespeare-w.com/english/konnyaku/whatis.html Alan_______________________________________________Aroid-l mailing listAroid-l@gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l_______________________________________________Aroid-l mailing listAroid-l@gizmoworks.comhttp://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l_______________________________________________ Aroid-l mailing list Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

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