Edamame

Edamame () /dmme/ or edamame bean is

a preparation of immature soybeans in the pod, found in
the cuisine of China, Japan, Indonesia, Korea and Hawaii.
The pods are boiled or steamed and served with salt.

records of the Runan vegetable gardens and stated as

having a medicinal purpose as well as being a snack
type food.* [1] Edamame appeared in haikai verse in
Japanese in the Edo period (1603 1868), with one
example as early as 1638.* [2] They were rst recognized
in the United States in 1855 when a farmer commented
on the diculties he had shelling them after harvest. In
March 1923, the immature soy bean is rst referred to
in text in the United States. In this book they are rst
pictured and shown as being eaten out of open shell
pods. The rst nutritional facts about them are published
and some recipes are included as they were a new type of
vegetable to the public.* [1] The earliest recorded usage
in English of the word edamame is in 1951 in the journal
Folklore Studies.* [3] Edamame appeared as a new term
in the Oxford English Dictionary in 2003, and in the
Merriam-Webster dictionary in 2008.* [4] In 2008, the
rst soybeans were grown in Europe to be sold in grocery
stores as edamame and eaten as an alternative source of
protein.* [5]

Outside East Asia, the dish is most often found in

Japanese restaurants, some Chinese restaurants, and
health food restaurants. In the United States it is sold
packaged in frozen sections of grocery stores, in cans, or
fresh in the produce sections of health food stores.

Name

3 Preparation
Edamame beans and a Japanese beer.

To eectively harvest edamame, the pods should be

picked by hand and not by machine to avoid stems and
The Japanese name, edamame (), is used commonly
leaves. Green soybeans in the pod are picked before they
to refer to the dish.* A It literally means,stem bean(eda
ripen in order to prepare edamame. The ends of the pod
=branchorstem+ mame =bean), because the
may be cut before boiling or steaming.
beans were often boiled while still attached to the stem.
Pods may be boiled in water, steamed, or microwaved.
The most common preparation uses salt for taste, either
dissolved in the boiling water before introducing the soy2 History
bean pods or added after cooking. Fresh edamame should
be blanched rst before being frozen.* [6]
The earliest documented reference to the term
edamamedates from the year 1275, when the Edamame is a popular side dish at Japanese izakaya
Japanese monk Nichiren wrote a note thanking a restaurants with local varieties being in demand, dependparishioner for the gift of edamamehe had left ing on the season. Salt and garlic are typical condiments
is
at the temple.* [1] In 1406 during the Ming Dynasty for edamame. In Japan, a coarse salt wet with* brine
*
[7]
[8]
preferred
on
beans
eaten
directly
from
the
pod.
in China, the leaves of the soybeans were eaten and
during outbreaks of famine, it was recommended for Edamame purchased fresh is preferred when eaten the
citizens to eat the beans whole or use them grounded up same day, but will stay edible for two days when stored
and added to our. Years later in China in 1620 they in the refrigerator if not already brown. Freezing fresh
are referred to again, but as Maodou, which translates edamame is another option for maintaining good quality
to the term hairy bean. They are found in the over a few months.* [9]
1

Nutrient content

EXTERNAL LINKS

[9] Daley, Bill. Edamame. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved

2015-05-07.

The United States Department of Agriculture states that [10] USDA government article about edamame.
edamame beans are, a soybean that can be eaten fresh
and are best known as a snack with a nutritional punch [11] Edamame nutrition prole (frozen, unprepared)". NutritionData. Retrieved 2010-04-08.
.* [10]
Edamame and other preparations of soybeans are rich [12] Edamame nutrition prole (frozen, prepared)". NutritionData. Retrieved 2012-03-24.
in protein, dietary ber, and micronutrients, particularly folate, manganese, phosphorus and vitamin K (ta- [13] Michelfelder A (1 January 2009). Soy: A complete
ble).* [11]
source of protein. Am Family Physician. pp. 437.
Retrieved 7 May 2015.
The balance of fatty acids in 100 grams of edamame is
361 mg of omega-3 fatty acids to 1794 mg of omega-6
fatty acids.* [12]
As a signicant source of plant protein, edamame beans
are under research to establish whether a relationship
exists for soy consumption with reduction of disease
risk.* [13]

Footnotes
A.^ The Nihon Kokugo Daijiten records two regional name variants for the word edamame:
rakkasei () in Tottori Prefecture, and
daizu (), the generic word for soybeans,
in Wakayama Prefecture.* [2]

References

[1] History of Edamame, Green Vegetable Soybeans, and

Vegetable-Type Soybeans (1275-2009)
[2] " " [Edamame].
Nihon Kokugo Daijiten (in
Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. OCLC
56431036. Retrieved 2012-06-06.
[3] Edamame, n.. Oxford English dictionary (3rd ed.).
Oxford, England: Oxford University Press. March 2012.
LCCN 2002565560. OCLC 357047940. Retrieved June
6, 2012.
[4] Edamame. Jh chishiki imidas (in Japanese). Tky:
Sheisha. 2012. OCLC 297351993. Retrieved June 6,
2012.
[5] Prince, Rose. British grown edamame beans arrive in
supermarkets. The Telegraph. Retrieved 2015-05-07.
[6] HFreezing. National Center for Home Food Preservation. 2014-05-28.
[7] Ono, Tadashi (2011). The Japanese Grill: From Classic
Yakatori to Steak, Seafood, and Vegetables. Crown Publishing Group. p. 7. ISBN 978-1580087377.
[8] Shurtle, William; Aoyagi, Akiko. History of Edamame,
Green Vegetable Soybeans, and Vegetable-Type Soybeans
(PDF). Soyinfo Center. ISBN 978-1-928914-24-2.

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