["Ray South" <neseedsavers@gmail.com>]

Edamame is the name for young soy beans prepared in a certain way
(boiled in salted water). In other words, it's the name of a dish.
There are varieties of soy bean that have been developed/selected
specifically for making edamame, such as Butterbean and Envy and the
name of the dish is now often used to refer to them. So when someone is
offering edamame seeds, they are in fact offering soy beans that are
suitable for making edamame.
Ray

On 5/27/08, Terry Frewin <terryf@activ8.net.au> wrote:

thanks, interesting - so  Edamame is another varietal name like Butterbean or Envy?

terry

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From: Ray South

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Hello,
Edamame are young (immature) soy beans picked for cooking (boiling in salted water usually) in their pods. The pods themselves are not eaten, just the beans. They are well known in China & Japan and varieties of soy bean, such as Butterbean and Envy, have been selected specifically for this purpose.
That's about all I know. Perhaps Annie could add more.
Ray

On 5/25/08, Terry Frewin <terryf@activ8.net.au> wrote:

Maybe Ray or Annie could tell us something about green soybeans please, as cf with the ordinary, thanks Terry

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From: Ray South

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Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2008 2:40 PM

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Hello,
I've been searching for edamame seeds for a while, organic or otherwise. I've had no luck at all so will just plant ordinary soy beans to see how they go as edamame.
Ray

On 5/25/08, Annie Jenkins <seedsavers@hotmail.com> wrote:

Hello All

                 I have had a request for Organic Edamame (green soybeans) seeds, if any can let me know where I can access these seeds, please contact me.

 

Thanks

Annie Jenkins

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