Edamame Entered the Google Search Ranking at No.2!

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4 min readJul 4, 2016

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According to the Nikkei, Japanese economic newspaper, the Edamame has ranked as No.2 following Sushi in the keyword of Japanese foods. Perhaps, almost all of tourists who have been to Japan may have it. It is usually served by every Izakaya, Japanese style pub. And you can see a variety of snacks made from the edamame.

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Edamame, boiled green soya beans, is automatically provided by many Izakaya as Otoshi, Japanese appetizer. For it has been considered one of the best tapas to go with the beer and any alcohol, and it is served fast just after placing the order since it is easy to cook: only boiled and salted.

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Snacks

A lot of snack-food manufacturers get into producing edamame flavored snacks because of its popularity.

Syaendo

It has attracted widespread popularity for a long time. You must be addicted to its taste and texture once you take it in your mouth.

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Non-fried Edamame

It is very crunchy and delicious. The more you bite, the sweeter it tastes. Moreover, it is healthier than other snacks as it’s made without being fried.

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Vegetable chips Farmy

You can experience the edamame itself as a snack while tasting sweet and bitter.

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Nowadays, the edamame is famous for Zunda, which is a paste with the edamame grated. It has been changed into smoothie, rice cake and steamed bean-jam bun (Manju) flavored with Zunda.

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If you find some of them above, it is recommended to purchase them at once as your souvenirs for your family or yourself.

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Edamame Hunting

By the way, do you know it has the exact season even though you can eat it all the year? The best season is between June and September. Also it is said edamame is getting spoil after passing only half a day.Therefore, some people go edamame hunting to production regions, for instance Chiba, Hokkaido, Kyoto and so on.

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