Perhaps the most important consequence of the Colombian Exchange was the forced migration and enslavement of millions of people. While the Spanish conquered Mexico and Peru, the Portuguese subjugated Brazil and, as a result, led the way in trafficking enslaved people to the Americas.
A microwave can also be used to thaw and cook frozen edamame. If your edamame is fresh, you'll need to boil them for about 5-6 minutes. See also: Nutritional information for edamame, from CalorieCount. To eat edamame which is still in the pod, bring the pod to your lips, then squeeze or bite the beans into your mouth.
Edamame is most popularly known as a lightly steamed and perfectly salted appetizer at Japanese restaurants. These high-protein soybeans, teased from their pod, are not only fun to eat but they're also addictively sweet -- so much so that most people don't ever try them any other way. This is a mistake.