Amorphophallus Konjac is a plant grown in Japan Prefectures. It feeds on natural water flowing down from the volcanic mountains for over 1000 days to become a rounded potato-like underground storage stem base covered with scale leaves is a 'divine food' that when eaten, can flush 25% of the calories you eat out of your body.

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Konnyaku and Shirataki (蒟蒻/菎蒻) is the modern name given to this traditional Japanese food. In the West, they called it devil's tongue, voodoo lily, snake palm, or elephant yam. 

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This Japanese 'divine food' is fat-free, virtually zero-calorie food, which has been used as an ingredient in Japanese dishes for over 2,000 years. It consists of 97% water and 3% glucomannan, a fiber in the form of a viscous substance. It also has some notable traces of protein, iron, starch and minerals like calcium.

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The 3% glucomannan content has the effect of eliminating a considerable percentage of the calories you eat. Glucomannan is an amazingly dense, high fiber substance that has the ability to expand to 200 times its size upon entering the digestive tract. It envelops calories, carbohydrates and fats in fiber.

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Hence, as these food particles pass through your digestive system, the body regards them as fiber, and flushes them out of your body, along with the toxins in the digestive tract. It’s no wonder the Japanese call it a “broom for the stomach.”

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Konnyaku rice and Shirataki noodles have very little flavor of their own, and because they consist of 97% water, they readily absorb the dominant flavor of any soup or dish they’re cooked with. You can treat it like white rice or instant noodle (far more healthier) and combine with all kinds of flavorful ingredients to create virtually zero-calorie bulk to fill up those hungry spaces in your belly.

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And because these foods contain zero net carbohydrates and zero calories, they make for a “guiltless pasta” indulgence. Simply toss or stir-fry the noodles with teriyaki sauce, vinegar, soy sauce, hot salsa, your favorite pasta sauce or ingredients like pepper, onion, or garlic to make a quick meal.