Pasta,Rice, Root Veg recommendations

[Prem51]

The Slim Pasta is from China. I suspect they have called it pasta to appeal more to Europeans. It is actually curly, not straight like normal spaghetti. It's more like Chinese noodles, so would be good for Chinese dishes like Chow Mein.

 

[jal16]

I finally got round to opening my pack of Slim Pasta spaghetti yesterday. The smell wasn't as bad as I had been expecting. It smelt a bit like prawns. I rinsed it in running water in a colander which removed any smell, and fried it in a little coconut oil, it doesn't have any taste really, but was ok with some meatballs in chilli sauce.
It's made from the tuber root of the Konjac plant which grows in SE Asia and eaten a lot in Japan, for its medicinal reputation.
Konjac corm:
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Hi, thanks for showing me what its made from. It looks a bit like the celeriac Ive just bought today for the first time in my life. At least its natural then