Miracle Noodle Shirataki Rice, 8-Ounce Packages (Pack of 6)

I found these to be great if you know how to prepare them. First get a strainer and wash them with cold water, let the cold water run and run until must of the smell is gone.I prepare a Puerto Rican "arroz con pollo" (rice with chicken) dish using these and it comes out very good almost as good as the real thing ;)Here is the recipe,2 bags Miracle rice(1 bag per person)1 pack, chicken thighs,4-6 pieces(no skin no bones)(Chicken breast drys out)1/2 cup cut onionsOregano powder 1/4 tspLemon pepper or regular pepper (about 1/4 tsp)1-2 chopped garlic or 1/4 teaspoon garlic powderolive oil (1 tablespoon)(optional)Red wine vinegar (or any other kind) 1 teaspoonFor color;use one envelope of Cilantro-Achiote Sazon, Goya Sazon Cilantro-Achiote Seasoningor 1/2 cup tomato sauce.*3/4 to 1 cup water (or use 6oz of beer and 2oz water)If available use 1 tablespoon of adobo(replaces the pepper and garlic powder)for more authentic flavor.Goya Adobo All Purpose Seasoning, 8 Ounces you can buy it cheaper at many store that sells Latin products.Wash well and cut the chicken in small pieces, season with the vinegar, adobo or garlic powder, pepper and oregano powder, set aside.Add the Olive oil garlic and the onions to the pot at medium heat, after a minute, add the chicken and cover in medium heat.Cook in medium for about 8-10 mins, add *water (or beer)and cook uncover and let it boil for about 3-5 mins.Meanwhile wash the miracle rice in a strainer under cold water, drain it.Add the Miracle rice to the chicken and the seasoning packages, mix it well and let it cook uncovered for about 15-20 minutes or until water is evaporated. (sometimes I drain some of the water since I put extra when cooking the chicken)For more flavor, add a little envelope or cube of Ham flavoringGoya Concentrated Ham Flavoring, 8-Count Packages (Pack of 36)or chicken Goya Cubito En Polvo Pollo/Tomate, 2.15-Ounce Units (Pack of 24)Try it, it taste great! You can also follow the recipe and use pork, or canned garbanzo beans, pigeon peas or beans, instead of chicken.

So, when I first saw this rice I thought "cool, a low carb alternative to rice." Oh how wrong I was. first of all, I am apparently horrible at seeing the pictures correctly. I say this mainly because when ordered I thought it was like normal rice as it shipped dry. Wrong! The reason I cannot find it in bigger bags is because it is pacaged in a water-like fluid. so following the instructions on the back I see another thing that concerns me it said that the order was normal. Ok so when I see this I instantly was thinking that they had to have had a lot of complaints to print that on the bag. But it said the oder would go away... Once I rinsed it and boiled it and used a pan on med to high heat to dry it. Why do I feel like I'm doing laundry and not making dinner? Maybe because the smell can remind you of how your clothes smell in the hamper after a long day of selling fish on the docks. Not so good. Still I thought give it a try, ok so I followed the instructions and I even added a little bit of salt and tryed it with some chicken marsala. I still couldn't get over the fish smell. Now the texture was not bad, it wasn't great but not bad it was kind of a tapioca like bouncy texture. I try to find some good in the situation but I can't think of a thing I would use this for, I have tried a couple of rice alternatives and I would say the best at the moment is "riced cauliflower" so as far as I can tell this is just the top part of the cauliflower chopped into rice sized pieces and flash frozen. This is actually pretty good and that is saying something because I am not a fan of cauliflower! So in the end I would have to rate this 1 star not because it's a bad product because I personally would prefer to eat.. something else.

I am beyond thankful for these! You have to take the product for what it is and be realistic about your expectations. Is it going to taste amazing, have a glutenous, heavy texture that causes you to gorge on it like pasta, AND be affordable? No. These are created to help you lose the extra pounds, fill up, feel satiated (not gluttonous) AND give you extra bulk and fiber for proper bowel movements. If you can wrap your head around the fact that there is no possible way to make a 0 calorie food taste delicious and something you will crave, you will be thankful for the creation of these. I use these how I use lettuce, carrots, and other low calorie, healthy foods: make a meal and have IT make up the focus and bulk of the meal (instead of processed bread, pasta, or any other "white" product). Put your food on top. I agree with other reviews: if drained, flavored, and cooked right, these can take on wonderful flavors! They also help add fiber, FOS for bacteria in your gut to feed upon, and create more bowel movement because of these 2 things. One last thing, I am really stoked about the "rice", as it wasn't created at the time I started with the noodles, years ago. It reminds me of getting to eat couscous at a meal, but without the calories. Be thankful for what it is! There are many things we have to sacrifice in life if we want results, in every area of our life!