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"Doug Freyburger" > wrote in message
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> Ophelia wrote:
>> "Doug Freyburger" > wrote:
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>>> Shirataki noodles are nearly all fiber. Their carb count after fiber
>>> deduction is so low you count basically any amount as one gram. Not
>>> zero but very low. They come wet. Not the same texture or flavor as
>>> high carb noodles but for those who are on a low carb or grain free
>>> program where high carb noodles aren't an option they work.

>>
>> Thanks, Doug. You may know I am in UK and I have never seen such. I
>> shall be looking though

>
> In the US shirataki noodles are at every Asian ethnic store not just the
> specfically Japanese ones, and they sometimes appear near the tofu in
> regular grocery stores. If there's a Chinatown district anywhere near
> you there will be at least one ethnic grocery that has them, and maybe
> some regular grocery.


No Chinese that I know of, but I will have a look around, thanks

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