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Dalam "History of Edamame" dari Soyinfo Center tertulis: Chronology of Edamame, Green Vegetable Soybeans, and Vegetable-Type Soybeans Green vegetable soybeans are vegetable-type soybeans harvested at the fresh green stage, for use as a vegetable, slightly before they mature and dry. The beans can be cooked and served in or out of the pods. “Edamame” (pronounced ay-dah-MAH-may) is the Japanese term for green vegetable soybeans cooked and served in the pods, often as a snack - like peanuts in the shell. The green beans are popped out of the pods directly into the mouth of the person eating them. In East Asia, the entire soybean plant is often uprooted at this green stage, tied into a bundle, and sold with the green soybeans in their pods attached to the plant. Removed from the plants, the pods are usually boiled in lightly salted water for 15-20 minutes, then allowed to cool and served in the pods as a snack or an hors d’oeuvre. To enjoy, push the beans with you...