Nothing in life is free.
When you find a product that claims the entire package is 40 calories, 1 fat gram and 4 fiber grams, which equals a solid 0 points, be leery.
I bought five bags of shiratake tofu noodles today while I was in the big city. I was so excited! Hungry Girl says they're just like spaghetti! They're getting rave reviews all over the internet.
If you have an issue with food texture: DO NOT BELIEVE this propaganda.
Actually, the taste of the noodles was fine. It did taste like spaghetti.
The texture? It was the grossest thing I have ever eaten in my life. I tried a noodle after I had rinsed and dried it and I gagged. I then par boiled it, rinsed and tried again. I gagged. I then added some spaghetti sauce that was in the fridge. The taste was fine, but I gagged and gagged. My son ended up eating my dinner.
It tasted just like spaghetti. I will never believe that people cannot tell the difference, though. The things are rubbery. They don't break down. I didn't find them slimy at all.
I have read on the internet that people cut them up and just kind of slurp them down to avoid the rubber texture. I do not slurp. I masticate.
I tried these over an hour ago and honestly, I am still having a gag reaction to the things. I will probably have nightmares about them, my reaction was that bad. It was gross. I'd rather eat over-cooked disgusting, slimy vegetables than these things.
If you do not have a problem with food texture, you will probably love these.
Ewwww. I have the willies.
Oh my god. The title of this post made me laugh! Sometimes there are NO substitutes for something... ie: noodles.
ReplyDeleteDo you like spaghetti squash? I love it. I can't stand anything tofu. Anything that expands in your mouth the more you chew it is on my list of what not to eat!
ReplyDeleteHahahaha!
ReplyDeleteI had read a bunch of different people saying how they were "just like spaghetti" and that people "couldn't tell the difference" and I didn't believe them for a second. I knew they'd be disgusting.
Sorry about the gagginess.
The Orange Kitteh & I tried these as well..... they just are not the same. After The Kit made a comparison b/t squid and the noodles, we were pretty much done with them. They do not have a flavor, so I cannot say the flavor was bad, but the texture conjures up so many sea images, that I cannot get past it...... I kept imagining sea anemones and Nemo while I was chewing, and it just never got better from there. Something are just too good to be true!
ReplyDeleteYou know, I'd been tempted to look into these after seeing a link to hungry girl's fake fettuccine alfredo, but after this post I don't think I will. Yuck yuck yuck.
ReplyDeleteThanks for posting this. I've been wanting to check them out since I am missing pasta so much...but now I will save my money!
ReplyDeleteIt was the smell that got me more than the texture, I couldn't get over that!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the heads up! I've been leery of them, and it doesn't sound like I'd like them either... Eww!
ReplyDeleteI agree! I was psyched to try the fake fettuccine alfredo and bought 3 packages of noodles. The taste was fine but it was like chewing rubber bands. I rarely put something down and quit eating it but ewwwwwwwwwwwww.
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