If you rinse them, even though they don't have a real strong smell, trust me, and then pan fry on med heat until dry, your sauces will stick better and they will seem like noodles, or as close as you are going to get compared to the real thing. I've tried many brands and I like these the best. The fettuccine noodles are better than the thin noodles in my opinion

I agree with the reviewer who gave these a stellar rating. We've tried a variety of pasta and noodle alternatives (spaghetti squash etc) and the results ranged from interesting to...terrible. The spaghetti squash was the best alternative but it certainly didn't taste like regular pasta. But regular pasta plays havoc with our blood sugar and whole wheat pasta wasn't to our liking...so we continued our search.

These Tofu Shirataki Fettucini are the absolute alternative to pasta which we've found and they are very tasty. I noticed that one person here said they were "tough" and "inedible". NOT TRUE. Also, they have only 40 calories per package and one package was certainly enough to be a generous serving for me (it might take two packages for someone with a hefty appetite). I tested my blood sugar before and after eating these, both within an hour of eating them and several hours later. My blood sugar stayed nice and level, so there was that benefit as well.

As far as texture goes, they ARE closer to an "al dente" (a bit chewy) pasta than an overcooked, mushy pasta but we'd always preferred our pasta a bit on the "al dente" side. If you don't like "chewy" you might not like the Tofu Pasta. That didn't bother us one bit.

True, the taste is not identical to pasta but we both felt that (like most tofu) it picked up the taste of whatever we put on it and any remaining taste was subtle, in our opinion.

The first time we ate it we put on homemade tomato sauce, fresh Parmesan and oregano and basil (fresh basil) It was yummy! The second time we made spaghetti (canned sauce and ground beef and freshly chopped spices) and it was also delicious. I then experimented with various sauces, from those with a sour cream base to creamed cottage cheese and a bit of butter and green onions. Every time, the result was delicious - and what a calorie savings over regular pasta.

We have not eaten them plain or buttered, like regular noodles or pasta. I have a feeling the texture might be more noticable then and there might be a subtle taste that would be different from pasta.

This is as detailed and clear as I can be. We were absolutely DELIGHTED to discover and use these and found them to be the best substitute by far for our favorite pasta (although we're certainly open to suggestions for others).

PS: Since writing my original review, I wanted to note that I adapted a sweet noodle kugel recipe using these as the "noodles". It was delicious. For anyone who might be interested in doing the same, I did NOT bake the kugel like you do a traditional one. I simply used Light Sour cream, cinnamon and Splenda to make a kugel that would work for diabetics or those on a diet. I did heat the noodles in the microwave after draining them because they do tend to leak liquid even when they are heated up without any. I added the other ingredients to the hot noodles and heated gently on the stovetop. Leftovers were eaten cold.

The "noodles" are quite good. I am puzzled by the consumers who thought they were "fishy", "rubbery", "stinky". Did you let them sit out on your front porch for a week??If you FOLLOW THE PREP DIRECTIONS (rinse well, parboil (NOT RECOOK!! THEY ARE COOKED ALREADY!)in a large amount of water), the are a nice, filling macaroni substitute. They are rather bland, but so is white durum wheat macaroni--what did you expect? Top w/ tomato sauce and boca italian sausage, great vegetarian spaghetti supper. My only complaint was the delay (due to v.high demand per Gristedes)in the shipping and then my first UPS shipment was lost. But Gristedes sent a replacement package and refunded part of the shipping, which was the right thing to do, so I'll shop w/them again.

I tried these noodles for the first time today. I made a nice Chinese Brown Sauce with some chicken, cabbage and onion and added the noodles. I really liked them. I am following a low calory diet and it is nice to find a low calory substiture for spaghetti. For me spaghetti is more or less just a carrier for a flavorful sauce (which I can make low calory fairly easily). So these noodles work well in that capacity. But if you are looking for a substitute that will give you that starchy taste of spaghetti this isn't it. It's going to be impossible to get an exact match for spaghetti with so few calories.

There are several comments that the Shirataki noodles smell fishy. That smell is VERY faint just out of the bag. I rinsed them several times and it went away. I also spread them on a cookie sheet and dried them in the oven a bit (on the advise offered in one of the earlier reviews).

The noodles don't have any flavor on their own. And they have a slightly chewy, rubbery texture which I actually enjoyed. They are tender but chewy. Obviously some folks found that very off-putting. To each his own. I don't like sweet potatos.

If you are looking for a low calory substitute for spaghetti or other noodles, give this a try. They aren't expensive so you won't be out much if you don't find them to your taste. And you just might find they work for you and help you stay on your diet.

I am definitely going to use them. I am going to try them with a red spaghetti meat sauce next.

House Foods Tofu shirataki Noodles really hit the spot if you love noodles/noodle dishes and prefer to not have the high carbs/calories associated with it these are for you. Honestly these have been on my radar for a few months but I was a little reluctant to purchase due to the price difference between the real pasta and this kind of substitute. I didnt switch to this because I want to loose weight ( I could loose a few pounds though) I bought these because of my childs type 1 diabetes requires that I feed my family a more nutrition packed meal than whats normally preped in others kithchen. I decided to spend the money and Im happy that I did the noodles were a hit with everyone. The bonus here is that I dont have to worry about any huge blood glucose spikes for my daughter yeah!! She loves these and they really do fill you up and for dieters they dont have many calories way better than pasta. Beware! the water that the noodles are packed in smells like fish so you must open the bag and dump the noodles right away into a small strainer for a rinse then throw those into a bowl and microwave for two minutes. After you micro they are ready to eat ( throw on some ragu) or throw them into whatever pasta dish you might make for dinner. ( Beef stroganoff anyone? we just had that tonight and noone knew I substituted the pasta with these fettucine so if preped correctly you can do the same switch for your family.) I had such great service from low carb u and amazon it was a pleasure shopping I'll be back.