With a name like that, it's gotta be... something

[freesnowcone]

When I cut open the package and it smelled vaguely fishy, I knew this was probably a bad idea

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[winks7985]

um... yuck. that's just not right. you made it farther than i would have though. i would have opened the box and quit.

fish?

[freesnowcone]

Apparently, the fish smell is the smell of the preservative used to keep the "noodles" "fresh". And I use both those terms VERY LOOSELY.

Are you sure you're gonna be okay??

[rustingwillpowr]

Wikipedia says "shirataki" means "white waterfall"...but Holy Fuck! the grey ones look gross.

I think whoever invented the word "parboil" probably thought it made a cute companion to "charbroil". Except that "charbroil" sounds manly, and "parboil"...well, that's just gay.

Re: Are you sure you're gonna be okay??

[winks7985]

i used to work in food service, and parboil was one of those non-descript words that no one ever used. we used "blanche" which was when you partially cooked veggies, only to cool them off suddenly. i think they did that to bring the color out before they set them in a steam table for many many hours. yuck.

i've heard of parBROIL.

i think these folks are making up their own words and shit.

i hpe you don't get dysentery.

Re: Are you sure you're gonna be okay??

[freesnowcone]

OREGON TRAIL IN THE HOUSE!

Thankfully I did not get dysentery. I did get pretty pissed off, though. YOU CANNOT CALL THEM NOODLES, SHIRATAKI PEOPLE, YOU ARE GIVING REAL NOODLES A BAD NAME.

Re: Are you sure you're gonna be okay??

[winks7985]

whew! no dysentery.

yeah oregon trail rocks it hard.

let's write a nasty letter to shirataki. or better yet, send them a pic of godzilla that just says "you asked for it"

[jones_casey]

it's made from the devil's tongue...

[freesnowcone]

That actually explains a WHOLE LOT. Any plant that gives you the finger is suspect.