Noodles???

[Katie1309]

So I love Laksa with tofu.......but what are the best noodles to use? Rice? Soba? Fat ones? Skinny ones? The mind boggles there is so much to choose from...when I make it I put in loadsa veggies so dont need a lot of noodles just like them so its not just, um , soup.

[Tygrrh]

As I usually avoid wheat/rice/tuber based things like noodles, I use cabbage mmmmm om nom

[mike27]

soba noodles

buckwheat noodles

brown rice :grin:

[VampireChick]

At the moment I have rice noodles with a tin of tuna on weights days at lunch. I'm not dieting however so I would probably swap it for something else if I was (brown rice, kumara etc)

[Katie1309]

Good thinking everyone! never though to have it with rice .... also liking the cabbage idea....can be laksa flavour but a curry instead. Thanks!!

[VampireChick]

Good thinking everyone! never though to have it with rice .... also liking the cabbage idea....can be laksa flavour but a curry instead. Thanks!!

Yeah I do cabbage too when I'm trying to cut carbs. It works a treat! (Love it in my spicey beef, broccoli and cabbage soup)

[shays]

soba noodles are good, I just discovered these and they're awesome

[mike27]

get some quinoa in ya!

contains all 8 essential amino acids

[Katie1309]

get some quinoa in ya!

contains all 8 essential amino acids

love Quinoa, discovered it a while ago and it's so tasty - have you tried the red stuff?? Even better!!! Bloody expensive tho

[mike27]

the red stuff?? red quinoa? no

[Katie1309]

the red stuff?? red quinoa? no

yup its real tasty and colourful!

[time in motion]

try shiritake noodles.. 6cals per 100g, they go with every thing and you can get them online at the asian food warehouse

[mike27]

yeah fresh shiitake's are great!

or some nice king brown's. cant go wrong with roasted portebellos with thyme,garlic,olive oil,sea salt and freshly ground black pepper!

oyster mushrooms make a great risstto! just make sure you use good quality rice like veroni. alborio is ok

[Katie1309]

Sweet I'll be getting some of those! Love risotto too - should make more of an effort to cook it

[tinytraps]

get some quinoa in ya!

contains all 8 essential amino acids

Does it really? Must be the only non meat source that does?

[Katie1309]

get some quinoa in ya!

contains all 8 essential amino acids

Does it really? Must be the only non meat source that does?

Yup apparently its full of goodness, loadsa protein for a grain too..check this out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quinoa

[mike27]

hell yeah i have it all the time

great stuff and can be used in many ways and diff recipes

[Katie1309]

hell yeah i have it all the time

great stuff and can be used in many ways and diff recipes

my mum even reckons you can have it for breakfast!

[mike27]

yeah ive put some in my omlettes before for breakie....

or throw some in a quiche for example.... salads...soups.... stuffing.... use it to crumb stuff....