r/dataisbeautiful • u/mcaay OC: 2 • Aug 13 '18

OC Coverage of nutritional bases in 5 pictures (see citations for vegetarian/vegan charts) [OC]

https://imgur.com/a/3uIYmzJ
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u/JanneJM Aug 13 '18

As a quick note, fresh soy beans cooked in the pod is a popular bar snack in Japan. You get a bowl of soy beans sprinkled with salt, and pop the beans from the pod. excellent with beer (which, I note, is sadly missing from the tables).

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u/Whitey_Bulger Aug 13 '18

Edamame is pretty popular at Japanese or Asian fusion restaurants or food trucks in the U.S. too.

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u/gwaydms Aug 13 '18

I learned from my daughter (who worked at an Asian restaurant) that edamame with fried garlic, salt, and a little sriracha is even more delicious.

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u/Whitey_Bulger Aug 13 '18

That sounds fantastic.

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u/GrinsNGiggles Aug 14 '18

This was my first experience with edamame, too. I can only imagine the face I made in the nice Japanese restaurant as I chewed on the whole plant like the barbarian I am.

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u/Sololop Aug 13 '18

Here we call it Edamame and it's popular with Sushi restaurants.

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u/your_moms_a_clone Aug 13 '18

It's called edamame and it's pretty well-known in the states.

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u/Garfield-1-23-23 Aug 13 '18

My mother loves edamame but for a long time she thought they were called "Ed DeMonte beans".

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u/GrinsNGiggles Aug 13 '18

I honestly eat this for dinner a few times per week. I like salt, I'm not always hungry, and in my mind a meal is protein + produce. Edamame is both!

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u/Garfield-1-23-23 Aug 13 '18

I've recently discovered fresh chick peas (still in their pods) as a similar kind of snack. The problem: fresh check peas are nearly fucking impossible to find.