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I've read about the beneficial use of soybean in the food industry, so I wonder what it tastes like? How can it be explained?
Does soybean taste like regular beans? Also, what's the difference in its processed forms, such as soymilk?
Best Answer
I can get soy beans in two varieties here: As dried beans and as edamame.
Edamame is a particular type of soybean that is harvested when it is still young. The pods are cooked (usually boiled or steamed) and then served with salt. The beans are popped from the pod and eaten. The pod is discarded.
Edamame is sweet and a little grassy because it is young.
Dried soy beans can be cooked like any other bean. Their hulls tend to come free and have an unpleasant texture so it is nice to skim most of them off. The flavor is good but not unique. It tastes like a normal white bean. The raw beans have a very strong "beany" flavor but cooked beans should not.
Soymilk is made from dried soybeans. The beans or the milk are cooked to remove the very strong beany flavor. The finished milk does have a hint of sweetness and bean but not strong at all.
Tofu, made from soymilk, tastes the same as the milk. Besides being sweet and a little beany, it can be a little nutty tasting. It can get chalky if it isn't fresh.
All of these soybean preparations are very bland. They tastes fresh and clean but there shouldn't be any overly strong flavors. Strong flavors in these products are often a sign that the product is past its prime.
Some soybean preparations ferment the beans. These have a wide range of flavors and textures.
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What Do They Taste Like? Soybeans barely have any taste and don't absorb much of the flavors of the ingredients they are cooked with.What does soybean taste like?
It tastes like a normal white bean. The raw beans have a very strong "beany" flavor but cooked beans should not. Soymilk is made from dried soybeans. The beans or the milk are cooked to remove the very strong beany flavor.Do cooked soybeans taste good?
Plain boiled soybeans are amazingly delicious, and just packed with nutrition. The cooking liquid is so rich that it can be used as a very nutritious stock or dashi for making soups and such.What does shelled edamame taste like?
What Does It Taste Like? Although edamame is the same soybean that makes tofu, it has more taste than the bland bean curd. It is faintly reminiscent of peas and is buttery with a hint of sweetness and nuttiness. The texture is firmer than a pea, however\u2014soft, but with a bite.What do yellow soybeans taste like?
Soybeans don't really have much of a taste: they don't seem to absorb taste as other beans do, nor do they have any kind of intrinsic rich, or pleasing taste. Soybeans have been used primarily as a base ingredient to make other food products with: tofu, flour, noodles and sauces.HOW DOES NATTO TASTE?? (Japanese Fermented Soybean) 😩💩
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Answer 2
One cannot say what the taste is although if you ever consumed Kikoman's sauce it has that flavor. Not dissimilar to Worcester sauce although not as savory either.
It has a slight bread sort of taste. Like if you liquidized it (the medium whole wheat sort) and put a bit of lemon into it
Soy has been used in both non and fermented forms. There is no need to use it if you are not vegan or have an issue with dairy.
If you are not sure about soy and want a non dairy milk there are still many options such as almond milk. If you don't like that there are milks made from many nuts all with different flavors and some very close to real milk which will blend with food the same way and also be a source of calcium as well as many nuts contain some.
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