293296 Fri Jun 27 17:20:09 -0700 2003 3 27 General Chowhounding Topics 0 1604281 This article of an English-language newspaper in Japan gives some information not found in American media. Its diagram, "the ways of the bean: How raw soybeans become some of the best-known soybean food products", is very interesting. Link: http://www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?fl20030622a1.htm Fri Jun 27 17:20:09 -0700 2003 0 Hiko Ikeda 1 1604301 a very nice informative article about the mighty soybean. i aprreciated the reminders of all the health benefits. also, yes the picture graph is very interesting. i did not know it takes so many steps to make soymilk and tofu. ps--i read this drinking some tasty homemade roasted barley iced tea w/ soymilk, but that is a grain for another day. Fri Jun 27 19:33:58 -0700 2003 1604281 0 mrnyc 2 1604777 "yes the picture graph is very interesting" Agree....Although many made-in-America Web pages discuss a wide variety of soybean-based products, I have never seen anything like this. Tue Jul 01 22:49:13 -0700 2003 1604301 0 Hiko Ikeda 1 1604312 The article focuses on the soybean's use in Japan -- but I'm finding that it's used in many, many products found on store shelves here in the U.S. I've recently discovered that I have soy allergies (along with other really nice recently-discovered food allergies), so I'm checking ingredients more often -- soy, in some form, is present more often than you'd think.... Interesting article. (You always want to read up on your "enemies!") Fri Jun 27 21:40:50 -0700 2003 1604281 0 Scooter Pie