Gold Mine - Kelp Noodles - Low-Calorie, Vegan and Gluten-Free - 16 Ounce

These noodles are amazing! I am using them for a keto lifestyle, but I honestly would still buy these otherwise. They resemble rice noodles in texture and flavor and are prefect for soup noodles and dan dan noodles. I got these for a great price ($5 a pack) and plan on getting more once they are in stock again. TO MAKE: Rinse out saltwater, boil for around 5 minutes, and soak for 10-15 in around 2 tbsp of lemon juice (or anything acidic) and 1tbsp on baking soda.Pros:Amazing texture once properly prepared (see above)Not too filling, and very deliciousNo salty or bad flavor by itself.Cons:Very crunchy when not prepared.More expensive than normal noodles or pasta.Best for asian noodles to replace glass/rice noodles, not as good for Italian pasta

Really good at absorbing flavor. But alone doesn’t taste so good.

First time ever trying this type of noodle. It is packaged great (I really dislike overpackaging). They feel a bit tough when I pulled them out of the package to rinse, so i decided to heat them up in the broth i made. They soaked up the flavor but they were still tough feeling. When I ate them- they were not tough as I though. But definetly not like semolina pasta. Get that out of your head. More like a veggie pasta- sphagetti squash is what i thought of. I wanted to try the kelp noodles as they are sea vegetable and i need to add those to my diet. It is an interesting texture- one i will have to get used to. I think they are good quality though. I cannot compare as this is the first time i have ever eaten them. I may have to add to this review later and update a comparison. I felt good after i ate them - no bloated or tired.

I thought that because they were made of kelp that they would be salty, but they aren’t at all. They aren’t exactly “tasty” per se, and they are crunchy in a way that reminds me a bit of celery, but they don’t taste like celery. If you rinse them and then soak them in whatever your using them with (broth in my case) they soften up and absorb the flavors they are soaked in. It’s a great option for ketogenic diet, and it gives that nice crunchy mouth feel if you want, or a decent noodle feel if soaked I warm liquid. They’re cheap, try them out!

The taste isn't the issue - as there is little to no taste at all. The problem is the texture. I'm not a person that is picky on texture, but these look like rice noodles and you expect them to be soft. They are soft, yet, they crunch at the same time. It was too bizarre for me to eat.

These were truly great! I've been searching for a good 'Keto' alternative to noodles for about 4 months and everything is always too carb heavy and tastes terrible on top of it. These are amazingly low carb and work perfectly! I made my wife and I spaghetti and it was the closest tasting thing to real noodles ( and lowest carb at only 1g in each of our servings ). Ordering more right now.Side note - I followed someone else's advise for cooking and basically just put the finished spaghetti sauce over the noodles like 5 minutes before serving, did not cook them at all.side note 2 - The texture was even closer to the real thing when microwaving the leftovers the next day.

I stole the instant ramen flavor packets from a set of ramen, added these noodles, hot water, chilli oil, scallions, egg, fried garlic, carrot shreds, broccoli.It was SO good. The noodles need to soak in the hot water for about 2 - 4 min to get soft, or they retain an odd vegital crunch.Would not recommend these for spaghetti - they're very smooth, more like glass noodles or bean thread.

These look exactly like the cellophane noodles that I can’t swallow! They do soften up with the 6 minute soak in baking soda then further soften as you heat in pasta sauce & they don’t look too bad & there’s absolutely no bad smell BUT the feel of the bite is awful! Anyone who says they replace pasta doesn’t know what pasta feels like in the mouth! Not even remotely close to real pasta but I guess they’re not supposed to be. I was so hoping though! Will not purchase again!