Eda....what?

Edamame. A strange name for a strange bean.

Saw it many times but never looked appealing enough for a taste. On Friday evening, that was all that was on the cocktail menu at the Buddha Bar. So I ordered it and ate most of it up mainly because the drink, the Black Buddha was a tad too bitter. J___ had a cocktail called "ginger" and that also was sour. The cocktails were poor, the music lacked base till later in the evening, the space was very pretty and the edamame saved the evening!

J said that the beans were not the best she had eaten. What were the best? A__ told me today that we needed to go eat Japanese where the best beans were served hot! Hot or cold, I am in pursuit of the best there is on the market.

I bought a small helping of steamed soybeans this weekend - they are expensive at $3.36 for 0.42 lb. Then later I bought wasabi flavored dry roasted ones which I have yet to taste. An 8 ounce bag for $2.99. On the cheaper side but which one will be devoured faster?

This bean may be the ideal snack that could replace my daily appetite for popping rather delicious chocolates indiscriminately into my mouth.