Iron Chef - Amorphophallus konjac

From: "Alan Galloway" alan_galloway at bellsouth.net> on 2005.11.16 at 13:50:48(13541) Did anyone see last night's episode of Iron Chef on the Food network? It was a tie breaker competition between 2 chefs with the secret intredient being konnyaku.....which is processed Amorphophallus konjac tubers. The two chefs created 8 dishes with konnyaku that looked absolutely delicious. I was almost ready to grab my Am. konjac tubers and start boiling them! For more info on konnyaku see: http://www.shakespeare-w.com/english/konnyaku/whatis.html Alan +More _______________________________________________ Aroid-l mailing list Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

From: Steve Marak samarak at gizmoworks.com> on 2005.11.16 at 16:43:17(13542) Ironically, we often watch Iron Chef and had seen the tied episode Monday night, but missed last night. I checked the Food Network schedule. That episode was scheduled to repeat one other time - four hours after the one Alan saw. It doesn't seem to be listed for re-airing anytime soon. Steve +More On Wed, 16 Nov 2005, Alan Galloway wrote: > Did anyone see last night's episode of Iron Chef on the Food network? It was > a tie breaker competition between 2 chefs with the secret intredient being > konnyaku.....which is processed Amorphophallus konjac tubers. The two chefs > created 8 dishes with konnyaku that looked absolutely delicious. I was > almost ready to grab my Am. konjac tubers and start boiling them! > > For more info on konnyaku see: > http://www.shakespeare-w.com/english/konnyaku/whatis.html > > Alan -- Steve Marak -- samarak@gizmoworks.com _______________________________________________ Aroid-l mailing list Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

From: "W. George Schmid" hostahill at bellsouth.net> on 2005.11.16 at 18:34:27(13543) Hi Alan, Just think I have been taking expensive high blood pressure medicine when I could have just cooked konnyaku and eaten my surplus A. konjac "potatoes," of which I have lots and lots. I spent some time in Japan and I know about the Japanese preparing meals with A. konjak but no one told me about its medicinal properties. I wonder what my doc would say. I think I'll ask him. Live and learn. George W. George Schmid +More Hosta Hill R. G. USDA Zone 7a - 1188 feet (361m) AMSL 84-12'-30" W 33-51' N All mail virus-scanned by McAfee > -----Original Message----- > From: aroid-l-bounces@gizmoworks.com > [mailto:aroid-l-bounces@gizmoworks.com] On Behalf Of Alan Galloway > Sent: Wednesday, 16 November, 2005 8:51 > To: Aroid-l > Subject: [Aroid-l] Iron Chef - Amorphophallus konjac > > Did anyone see last night's episode of Iron Chef on the Food > network? It was a tie breaker competition between 2 chefs > with the secret ingredient being konnyaku.....which is > processed Amorphophallus konjac tubers. The two chefs > created 8 dishes with konnyaku that looked absolutely > delicious. I was almost ready to grab my Am. konjac tubers > and start boiling them! > > For more info on konnyaku see: > http://www.shakespeare-w.com/english/konnyaku/whatis.html > > Alan > > > _______________________________________________ > Aroid-l mailing list > Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com > http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l _______________________________________________ Aroid-l mailing list Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

From: "Rob Nicholson" RNICHOLS at email.smith.edu> on 2005.11.16 at 19:59:32(13544) saw this episode years ago and it took us a long time to find out what konjaku was, not until you had your konjacs. it looked like slimy tofu >>> alan_galloway@bellsouth.net 11/16/05 8:50 AM >>> Did anyone see last night's episode of Iron Chef on the Food network? It was a tie breaker competition between 2 chefs with the secret intredient being konnyaku.....which is processed Amorphophallus konjac tubers. The two chefs created 8 dishes with konnyaku that looked +More absolutely delicious. I was almost ready to grab my Am. konjac tubers and start boiling them! For more info on konnyaku see: http://www.shakespeare-w.com/english/konnyaku/whatis.html Alan _______________________________________________ Aroid-l mailing list Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l _______________________________________________ Aroid-l mailing list Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

From: Albert Huntington balberth at yahoo.com> on 2005.11.18 at 19:56:36(13547) I wrote an article on Konnyaku that was in the April edition of the IAS Newsletter. Members can find it in the online archive at aroid.org. There are some recipes and a little history. Konnyaku has a very high fiber content, which I suspect is the basis for many of the health claims. I've always liked it, though I would suppose that it takes some getting used to for some people. It doesn't have a lot of flavor itself, so like tofu, many konnyaku applications let it take on flavors from other foods. My (Japanese) mom always made a stew with konnyaku noodles and sliced konnyaku cake for new years. It's readily available in the refrigerated section of your neighborhood asian grocery - you might want to try it out, if only for the experience. --Albert Rob Nicholson wrote:saw this episode years ago and it took us a long time to find out what konjaku was, not until you had your konjacs. it looked like slimy tofu>>> alan_galloway@bellsou +More th.net 11/16/05 8:50 AM >>>Did anyone see last night's episode of Iron Chef on the Food network? It was a tie breakercompetition between 2 chefs with the secret intredient being konnyaku.....which is processedAmorphophallus konjac tubers. The two chefs created 8 dishes with konnyaku that lookedabsolutely delicious. I was almost ready to grab my Am. konjac tubers and start boiling them!For more info on konnyaku see:http://www.shakespeare-w.com/english/konnyaku/whatis.html Alan_______________________________________________Aroid-l mailing listAroid-l@gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l_______________________________________________Aroid-l mailing listAroid-l@gizmoworks.comhttp://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l_______________________________________________ Aroid-l mailing list Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

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