Thread: Tapioca noodles

zxcvbob wrote:
>
> I went to the S.E. Asian market today; bought some Rooster Sauce, chilli
> and garlic paste, and a few other odds and ends. One of the things I
> got was some very thin dried tapioca noodles, wadded up into 2 oz.
> nests. They look like bean threads... Is there any particular way I'm
> supposed to use them? I was planning to soak them in hot water, then
> add them a the last minute or two to stirfry. Or are these supposed to
> be used in soup?
>
> I know I can use them however I want, but the tapioca part throws me.
> Maybe I should use them for pudding?

To me tapico noodles are just one of those wheat-free options I buy when
I see them in stores. I treat them as if they were rice noodles - They
cook much faster than wheat noodles but otherwise act in the place of
wheat noodles.

In article <[email protected]>,
zxcvbob <[email protected]> wrote:

> I went to the S.E. Asian market today; bought some Rooster Sauce, chilli
> and garlic paste, and a few other odds and ends. One of the things I
> got was some very thin dried tapioca noodles, wadded up into 2 oz.
> nests. They look like bean threads... Is there any particular way I'm
> supposed to use them? I was planning to soak them in hot water, then
> add them a the last minute or two to stirfry. Or are these supposed to
> be used in soup?
>
> I know I can use them however I want, but the tapioca part throws me.
> Maybe I should use them for pudding?
>
> -Bob

That's how I use them. When I have leftover stir-fry to take for lunch,
I'll soak a nest with extra hot water from the teakettle at breakfast.
When it's time to pack lunch, I'll drain off the water, add in the
stir-fry, and away I go.

Cindy

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