What's so secret about edamame? Well, the name for starters. The first few times I heard it, I had to ask, "eda-whaty?" As it turns out, it's just a fancy name for boiled green soybeans -- and the ...

Soy is the source of many traditional foods in Japan, from tofu to edamame beans. It’s also one of few known edible crops that contain all the essential amino acids found in meat, and so offers ...

Soy products like edamame and tofu are excellent sources of calcium, with one cup of dry-roasted soybeans providing approximately 130 milligrams, making them ideal for plant-based diets.

But these days, the soy fad has gone mainstream. Faster than you can say tempeh or edamame, more Americans than ever have become convinced that there might be some substance to the 5,000 years of ...