Freezing beansprouts??

Swan_2

pigpen wrote: »

you can buy frozen ones.. that's a bit of a giveaway!!

yeah, but they're nothing like nice crispy fresh ones & & the texture's really important, imho

boredjellybean wrote: »

I know that wasn't sure if they contained bean sprouts though (I know they are one of those things you have to be careful with)

I didn't know that, what do you have to be careful about? _pale_

Mojisola wrote: »

But they are frozen using technology we don't have at home.

are they? but they're still nothing like nice crispy fresh ones & the texture's really important, imho


disclaimer ... I'm famous for eating stuff I 'shouldn't' ... still here though

pigpen

I don't think it matters if they are to be cooked.. they tend to be a bit limp after frying

Mojisola wrote: »

But they are frozen using technology we don't have at home.

such as a freezer

Swan.. I eat anything and everything.. if it looks ok down it goes.. yogurts several weeks past their date is normal in here!

Pink.

I agree with Swan, they will be limp and soggy once defrosted. There are more opinions on this thread that may help:

Freezing beansprouts??

I'll add this thread to that one later to keep the replies together.

Pink

Swan_2

pigpen wrote: »

I don't think it matters if they are to be cooked.. they tend to be a bit limp after frying
such as a freezer

Swan.. I eat anything and everything.. if it looks ok down it goes.. yogurts several weeks past their date is normal in here!

ha ha me too, the (adult? hmmph!) kids are picky about dates, guess it's a generational thing ... so I eat what they pay for, leave 'for too long' then won't touch, yum :T

hotcookie101

boredjellybean wrote: »

I know that wasn't sure if they contained bean sprouts though (I know they are one of those things you have to be careful with)

Swan wrote: »

I didn't know that, what do you have to be careful about? _pale_

Bean sprouts were (I believe) the cause of an outbreak of many fatal cases of E Coli poisoning last year. As such it is no longer recommended to eat them raw (even if you sprout them yourselves, I think the source was T&M in UK, but might be mis-remembering!)