What is Menma? Nutritional Facts, Calories & Taste

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What is Menma?

Menma is a traditional Japanese condiment that is made from lacto-fermented bamboo shoots. It is a popular ingredient in many Japanese dishes, especially ramen and other noodle dishes. The bamboo shoots used to make menma are sliced and boiled and then soaked in a mixture of salt, vinegar, and other seasonings to ferment for several days or weeks. This process gives the bamboo shoots a tangy, slightly salty flavor and a tender yet crunchy texture. Menma can be eaten on its own as a snack or used as a topping for ramen, salads, and other dishes.

What does Menma Taste Like?

Salty

Salty is one of the five main tastes. It has a satisfying and addictive quality with hints of sourness. Salty foods include cheeses, cured meats, chips, and olives. It is used in almost every dish and prepared food. Salt is added to enhance flavor and offer a distinctly salty taste.

Umami

Umami is one of five main tastes. It is savory with a depth of flavor. Umami is a taste in many foods, including meat, seafood, beans, and nuts. It is both naturally occurring and created through the specific use of ingredients to create a satisfying taste. Umami is characteristic of proteins and savory dishes.

Ingredients

bamboo shoots

Bamboo shoots are popular throughout East Asian cuisines and are harvested when the shoot is young and about six inches long. They are thin and conical with a cream color. The flavor is mild and almost sweet with a crunchy texture. Bamboo shoots must be cooked before consuming, to remove toxins.

water

Water is a substance and chemical compound made up of hydrogen and oxygen. It is clear, fluid, flavorless and odorless. Water is a necessity in nearly every aspect of life, including cooking, baking and hydrating the human body. Water can be served as a cold beverage, or at any temperature comfortable to the mouth and skin.

red pepper

The bell pepper is a vegetable by culinary measures, but botanically it is a fruit. Bell peppers grow in warm to hot climates and are somewhat bell shaped, hence the name. They are large, with wide ridges and smooth, shiny, thin skin. The flesh of the bell pepper is thin, crunchy and a bit juicy. They four main colors of bell peppers are red, green, orange and yellow, some are purple. The flavor is sweet, vegetal and mild. The inside has seeds that should be remove before consuming the flesh of the pepper. These peppers are used in dishes, both raw and cooked.

teriyaki sauce

Teriyaki sauce is a condiment used in Japanese cuisines for stir fries, seafood, meat and veggies and noodle dishes. This brown colored sauce is made by mixing soy sauce, sweeteners, spices and thickener. The texture has a medium-thin viscosity and tastes salty, sweet and savory.

mirin

Mirin is a condiment used in East Asian cuisine and is a type of rice wine with a higher sugar content and lower alcohol content. It is clear with a yellowy hue and a thin viscosity. This sweet rice wine is used as a seasoning in grains, meats and vegetables. The flavor is sweet and a little bit vinegary, with a hint of alcohol.

bonito flakes

Bonito flakes are tissue paper thin flakes of fermented skipjack tuna. The color of the flakes are a pale tan tone and each one is usually no more than an inch or so in length and width. The flavor is strong with a distinctly fishy flavor and has smoky fermented taste.

scallion

Scallions, also called green onions are a thin onion formed into a stalk with a white bottom that sprouts out into two or three thin, tubular branches. They are less than a foot in height and three quarters of the scallion is green. It is easy to cut and chew and is dry with a hint of juiciness. The flavor is spicy and sharp with a green taste. Scallions are used to flavor to savory foods.

Menma Nutritional Facts and Calories

Serving Size: 2 tablespoons30g

2 tablespoons Menma

	Amount Per Serving	% Daily Value
Calories	13kcal	1%
Fats	0g	0%
Sat. fats	0g	0%
Mono. Fats	N/A
Trans fats	0g	0%
Carbs	2g	1%
Sugars	2g	4%
Fiber	0g	0%
Proteins	1g	1%
Cholesterol	0mg	0%
Sodium	120mg	5%

Healthy Level

Unhealthy Level

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much protein is in Menma?

2 tablespoons of Menma contains 1 g of protein.

How many carbs are in Menma?

2 tablespoons of Menma contains 2 g of carbs.

How much fat is in Menma?

2 tablespoons of Menma contains 0 g of fat.

How much sugar is in Menma?

2 tablespoons of Menma contains 23 g of sugar.

How many calories are in 2 tablespoons of Menma?

There are 13 calories in 2 tablespoons of Menma.

How many calories are in 1 oz of Menma?

There are 12 calories in 1 oz of Menma.

How many calories are in 1 pound of Menma?

There are 191 calories in 1 pound of Menma.