Soya Beans

[Dane End Dolly]

I have got some T & M Soya Beans also, wish I had read all of this before as I would not have bothered with them.

Still, any tips greatly appreciated and as they say, nothing ventured, nothing gained

[smallblueplanet]

Nothing on the packet about how tall they grow or what support they need.

Says here it grow to 4ft

Soya Bean : Ustie

I make the soya milk first

Okay I shouldn't ask, but how do you make soya milk?!

I am currently using glucono delta lactone as the coagulant, works very well and the result is so much better.

Sounds yuk!

[momol]

Can I post it here ? oh well, I will know it if it removed .

Soak the soya beans overnight (doesnt matter how much you use, the ratio will be with the swollen beans). 1 cup beans: 2.5 cup water (I like it thick, you can go to 4 cups of water too). Use blender, puree the beans+water, strain them, boil it.
If you are drinking it as soya milk, add some sugar but if it is for tofu, add the coagulant.

[veg4681]

Soak the soya beans overnight (doesnt matter how much you use, the ratio will be with the swollen beans). 1 cup beans: 2.5 cup water (I like it thick, you can go to 4 cups of water too). Use blender, puree the beans+water, strain them, boil it.

If you are drinking it as soya milk, add some sugar but if it is for tofu, add the coagulant.

My mother made it but I didn't find it as tasty as the bought one as you would buy in little pack or soft drink can. Having said the Vietnamese cafe restaurant at my city centre makes their own and taste very good, guess they know what they're doing . Also the ones sold in 'normal' supermarket is meant as substitute for milk and doesn't taste good for drinking on its own.

Now to make tofu or bean curd from soya beans would be nice one to have as they can be relatively expensive to buy from supermarket and it's not everday I make city trips for the Chinese stores. I wouldn't grow soya beans for drying as it might be just as cheaper to buy the dried one, I intend to eat my home grown as green soya beans - highly addictive. Would you still recommend making homemade tofu or the effort is too much to faff about.

[momol]

Veg,

Here is the link if you would like to try making your own tofu:
How to make tofu (Milking the Soy Bean, Part 2) | Just Hungry
Happy tofu making .

[Seahorse]

I planted some ordinary ones from Tesco a few weeks ago 'just to see' and they shot up to about a foot high. I forgot they were in the g/h on the first really frosty night though and they were goners I'll plant some more when it gets warmer and see how they get on. I might get some of the T&M ones too and do a mini trial.

[Dane End Dolly]

I will hopefully (if I get any) be eating my beans green, they are so moreish, you can make a bean salad or just add them to anything. Absolutly yummy

[veg4681]

I will hopefully (if I get any) be eating my beans green, they are so moreish, you can make a bean salad or just add them to anything. Absolutly yummy

How many are you thinking of growing? Me as many as 20 and even then I don't know that will be enough . It think it's best to get an early start to extract the fullest summer heat the UK weather can offer. Supposedly you can harvest right up to Oct or November but it is too risky for me so I'll do extra early sowings and normal sowings specified from the seed packet.

[momol]

How did you eat the green pods Veg and Dane ?
I never tried it. Does it taste good ?
I saw the frozen podded soya before but never bought any.

[veg4681]

How did you eat the green pods Veg and Dane ?
I never tried it. Does it taste good ?
I saw the frozen podded soya before but never bought any.

Japanese eat them as snack but so do they in Singapore or India or Nepal etc. Also it is served as starter in the Wagamama noodle bar restaurant (a Japanese franchise), try it and see what you think.

You pick them when they pods are relatively big but still greenish (I think) and boiled them in salted water, just make sure it's neither under or over done. Drain the water and pour the pods onto newspaper (or whatever big dish you can find) to eat with a big gatherings of friends and family. Lovely.

I haven't tried the frozen shelled ones but they're very premium price over here but if you say you can buy the frozen in podded form, that may even be a bonus.

[smallblueplanet]

How did you eat the green pods Veg and Dane ?
I never tried it. Does it taste good ?
I saw the frozen podded soya before but never bought any.

Ooops edit, wrong, sorry veg4681. I've never tasted the frozen soya beans, but have been (sic!) tempted, the price put me off. I might have to give in and try some, me being a 'fresh' bean addict as opposed to dried.

[momol]

Japanese eat them as snack but so do they in Singapore or India or Nepal etc. Also it is served as starter in the Wagamama noodle bar restaurant (a Japanese franchise), try it and see what you think.

You pick them when they pods are relatively big but still greenish (I think) and boiled them in salted water, just make sure it's neither under or over done. Drain the water and pour the pods onto newspaper (or whatever big dish you can find) to eat with a big gatherings of friends and family. Lovely.

I haven't tried the frozen shelled ones but they're very premium price over here but if you say you can buy the frozen in podded form, that may even be a bonus.

Veg, I never seen them in Sg before but my Indian friend (my pottery gang) did mention it before (she used to snack it during her childhood) but mind you she is in her 60 .
I will try to get some and taste it, if it is nice, I will grow some too .

[Dane End Dolly]

I have eaten the frozen ones (tesco) and I think they are lovely. The beans have what I think is a slightly nutty taste, they are not soft or soggy when you cook them.

Sainsburys sell them in their salad bar as endemene (I think that is how its spelt) bean salad and that is where I got hooked on these beans.

Definatly one to look out for and try. When I first heard of soya beans I did originally think yuck, but they are soooo good and also healthy for you.

[Dane End Dolly]

How did you eat the green pods Veg and Dane ?
I never tried it. Does it taste good ?
I saw the frozen podded soya before but never bought any.

I have not started to sow any yet but I am hopefully going to squeeze 6 plants in my tiny garden plot.

[momol]

Please let us know how it goes Dane end Dolly, I will taste some first and then consider of growing it (next year) as I don't have space left in my small back garden.

We seems to have same problems here, growing space .