Edamame

I just wanted to take a moment to discuss edamame. Edamame is not good. It doesn’t taste good, doesn’t look good, doesn’t even smell good, yet you want it cause it’s neat, different, cool, hip, edgy, whatever. I get it, you want to feel cool, you want people to think that you’re a world traveler, you want to impress your date, you want the waitress to know you are on top of things, so you order edamame in your best “I know what I’m talking about” voice in an attempt to blend in and look hip. Yeah…you’re awesome.

The only reason anyone orders or attempts to eat edamame is because it’s called edamame. I’ll admit, it’s a fun name to say. Ed Eh Mom May. It rolls off the tongue and sounds cool. Go on, say it out loud right now. Now say it like you want to say it….edamammmmehhhhhhhh. You think you’re so high class, so with it.

Edamame would not be as popular if it we called it by it’s real name – Boiled Soy Beans. Think about it, would you have even clicked on the link to read this blog post if I titled it Boiled Soy Beans? I doubt you would have. Boiled Soy Beans…that doesn’t sound good. You don’t salivate over boiled soy beans. You don’t want to pay $3 for some boiled soy beans. You don’t suggest to some friends you’re having over to watch American Idol that you can go boil some soy beans if any one’s hungry.

“Hey fellas, thanks for coming over to my Superbowl party. For an appetizer we have some boiled soy beans with a nice dose of sea salt and some Zima’s chilling on the deck.”

HAHA Zima. If you’re a guy and you order edamame, you might as well pour yourself a nice cold Lime Zima, Nancy.

Boiled soy beans…I just paused typing to actually give a big thumbs down motion to the wife…she just sighed and went about her business not giving me another thought. She loves edamame.

Soba’s Edamame:

Kanpai’s Shrimp and Vegi Tempura with Edamame in the background:

Please feel free to post your comment on who has the “best edamame” in town…suckers. Like you can have the best soy beans.

“Man, have you tried the soy beans at Shoji’s?”
“Nah dogg, I’m still hooked on them soy beans over at Yokos“

Might as well rate who has the best can of green beans on the shelf at Rays. Soy beans = yuk face.

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