ode to edamame

Oh soybeans, how do I love thee? Let me count the ways...
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Oh edamame- you fun tasty snack

You're always near by when the munchies attack

You're chock-full o' fiber and omega 3's

And for meat-heads your protein is sure to appease!

You're not pronounced how you're spelled

(it's  /ěd'ə-mä'mā/)

But still most people say

Edamayme, edam or eda-bombay.

That first one is common,

an understandable mistake

it's a Japanese word

so we'll cut Anglos a break

The second one's a cheese

that's always made backward

how they confuse it with you

is quite frankly absurd

I don't know about that last one

but I've heard it, it's true

they must love the letter B

and add it, superfluously, to you

All tongue-twisters aside

you're a great way to munch

be it snack-time or dinner

or breakfast or lunch

I'll keep you close at hand

when my tastebuds want to play

or when a friend comes to visit

and asks for eda-bombay.