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November 21, 2006 7:12 AM   Subscribe

Anyone in the D.C./northern Virginia area had luck finding stores selling the House Foods tofu shirataki noodles that blogs like Hungry Girl won't shut up about? I really don't want to resort to ordering them from Amazon.
posted by hazelshade to Food & Drink (8 answers total) 2 users marked this as a favorite
 
Her article says 'select Whole Foods'... maybe you could call around? They have one in Springfield (although the store is kinda small), so I'd put my money on the mega-store on P St. in DC between Logan Circle and Dupont Circle.
posted by matty at 7:50 AM on November 21, 2006


Have you tried GrandMart? (there's one near Duke Street and I-395, but there are others) I don't know for sure that they have them, but it would be the first place I'd look...
posted by crabintheocean at 8:18 AM on November 21, 2006


Trader Joe's has them, and the Whole Foods in Rockville carries them.

Just a warning -- I bought a few packets and first tried them in a marinara sauce, and they were disgusting -- like slimy rubber bands. Recently, though, I gave them another shot and tried them in a vietnamese beef soup I was making, and they were much, much better. I really think what you put on them makes a huge difference.
posted by amarynth at 8:47 AM on November 21, 2006


Seconding the Korean Super Grocery Stores. My favorite is Super H Mart in Fairfax. I've seen the noodles there, though I haven't bought them yet myself. The store is crazy, but that's a good thing, right? Adventure and cheap produce!
posted by sa3z at 11:09 AM on November 21, 2006


You might also keep an eye out for a product called "Slim-etti" -- it's spaghetti made with ... I want to say some sort of tvp or something. Anyhow, the basic result is that it's low carb-ish* and high protein.

Hard to find info on (this blog post mentions it, but doesn't say anything about the nutritional details. I've personally only seen it at a "Wild Oats" in my area that shortly thereafter went out of business. I purchased it at least a couple times and it tastes just like regular spaghetti -- maybe even a little better.

* I think the emphasis is less on low carb than high protein, so YMMV. unfortunately the photo on that blog post is too small to read the nutrititional info label.
posted by fishfucker at 11:16 AM on November 21, 2006


Response by poster: Awesome, thanks all for the suggestions for the places to look (plus warnings about the tofu shirataki/suggestions for other diet-friendly noodles). I'd tried the Whole Foods in Reston to no avail, so I think I'll try our Trader Joe's first. Thanks again.
posted by hazelshade at 12:53 PM on November 21, 2006


If you're in the Reston area ... there's a new GrandMart off Rt 7 in Sterling, about a half mile west of the Fairfax county line (Right side of the road, in the Eckerd/IHOP shopping center). It's new and a little chaoticly organized, but if Trader Joe's doesn't come through, I'd check there.
posted by julen at 4:21 PM on November 21, 2006


They DO have them in Grand Mart, in the chilled section. I bought some. They were pretty good in a Vietnamese style salad, but I heard they're terrible in tomato based sauces - hence amarynth's experience?
posted by crabintheocean at 12:29 PM on January 3, 2007


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