Edamame

The Basics

If you’ve never had young soybeans, these will be a nice surprise! Since all the beans ripen at once, we can pick the whole plant and give you the fun job of removing the beans from the stem.  Don’t be shy about the job–the beans have a tough shell and can take any pulling or snapping needed to get them off the plant. These are not the same kinds of soybeans that are grown for animal feed or soymilk, they are special varieties for eating at the tender green stage.

Cooking Tips

Edamame are also very easy to prepare for a tasty snack. You don’t eat the pod, just the beans inside. The easiest thing to do is boil them until beans are tender and pop them direct from the pod into your mouth. You can also cook them and shell them for addition to salads or other dishes.

Once removed from the pods, edamame beans are easy to freeze. Throw them in a bag and put in the freezer until winter months call for a tasty addition to soups or grain salads.