blunomore
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Anyone here that eats it? Where do you buy it and how do you incorporate it into your cooking ?
I am a bit wary, not too fond of soya.
I am a bit wary, not too fond of soya.
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Mila
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I have not seen it? But i have not looked for it for exactly the same reason, I bought soya and was very excited that i could go totally lactose free..... horrible and soya mince is not much better.
I heard they call one of the things they make Tofurkey.... so i guess that woud be fake turkey.
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RazedInBlack
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What exactly is TOFU?
Kornhub
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tastes like nothing
Mila
Honorary Master
Its soya
blunomore
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RazedInBlack
RazedInBlack
Sounds aweful, can't imagine the taste. Why would one want to incorporate something as dreadful as that into your food?
Kornhub
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hmmm like soft n chewy?
blunomore
Honorary Master
Health reasons ?
Sounds and looks like feta cheese, but I am sure it does not taste like that
Kornhub
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have you ever had those instant curry meals in a bag(tastic I think)? just warm up in microwave? Its like those tastless square things you get in it
Tofu is pretty tasteless as it needs to be prepared with something to give it a flavour. Anyone that is lactose intolerant can use this as part of their diet as it is soy milk and not diary.
Tofu is also used in a lot of oriental cooking and since it is tasteless, it is quite versatile in terms of the flavour that it absorbs from the rest of the dish.
You can get it from any decent health store, Fruits and Roots in Bryanston carries it. I also stock it if you are in Durban.
Tofu is also used in a lot of oriental cooking and since it is tasteless, it is quite versatile in terms of the flavour that it absorbs from the rest of the dish.
You can get it from any decent health store, Fruits and Roots in Bryanston carries it. I also stock it if you are in Durban.
EffKay
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TOFU is Oriental.
TOFU is the accepted english translation from the cantonese chinese word for what is a oriental signature food-stuff. In Cantonese we say it loike this 'Thow-fu'.
It's basically soya bean juice (milk) which is left to curdle into a white block of protein jelly-like substance.
You will find it in chinese supermarkets and china-towns. Every chinese person has eaten this and we still eat this today so don't let them fool you by feigning ignorance of it.
It's basically flavourless and 100% pure protein so it's good for people with odd flavour preferences or ill people as it's got no odd flavours to set off allergies and it can be made to taste like anything.
It's basically a protein fortification to make dishes filling and highly nutritious.
We chinese simply steam the blocks and then eat them with a load of Soya Sauce and rice. Very simple peasant dish.
If you want you can dice the blocks and steam with egg and fish or beef mince.
Cautionary note: When cooking this stuff, it releases a ... shall we say ... pungent aroma. Smell awful actually but tastes well exactly like whatever you cooked it with...
TOFU is the accepted english translation from the cantonese chinese word for what is a oriental signature food-stuff. In Cantonese we say it loike this 'Thow-fu'.
It's basically soya bean juice (milk) which is left to curdle into a white block of protein jelly-like substance.
You will find it in chinese supermarkets and china-towns. Every chinese person has eaten this and we still eat this today so don't let them fool you by feigning ignorance of it.
It's basically flavourless and 100% pure protein so it's good for people with odd flavour preferences or ill people as it's got no odd flavours to set off allergies and it can be made to taste like anything.
It's basically a protein fortification to make dishes filling and highly nutritious.
We chinese simply steam the blocks and then eat them with a load of Soya Sauce and rice. Very simple peasant dish.
If you want you can dice the blocks and steam with egg and fish or beef mince.
Cautionary note: When cooking this stuff, it releases a ... shall we say ... pungent aroma. Smell awful actually but tastes well exactly like whatever you cooked it with...
There is a Chinese shop that sells tofu in the Carrera Centre (entrance in Pine Avenue) close to Brightwater Commons (Republic Road, Randburg). It costs around R1 per block if I remember correctly. There is also a very good fruit and vegetable shop in the same centre so it might be worth a visit.
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Tofu rocks, but it depends on how you prepare it
Fry on high heat with olive or normal oil, and add sauce.
(You do need quite a bit of heat)
Soya, oyster sauce, sprinkle with lemon grass/ginger/garlic and drizzle with anything tasty asian style.
The best way is to batter it up lightly with flour , which enables some of the sauce and goodies to stick to it. I had this at the cheese and wine festival and it was awesome.
It's super healthy and can be a meal on its own, if you're cooking skills are fair, else fry first and add to any stirfry to complement it.
P 'n P(gardens) sells it, but it's sometimes tucked away in some isle, or fridge. They only stock the one brand which is +-R45 when I last checked , a bit of a a rip off.
I found better selection and prices at Kloof Spar , in CPT.
The brands they stock seem nicer and firmer too, and go for about R20 -R30.
yummy
oh i c u in joburg, well , now CPt people no where to get it
Fry on high heat with olive or normal oil, and add sauce.
(You do need quite a bit of heat)
Soya, oyster sauce, sprinkle with lemon grass/ginger/garlic and drizzle with anything tasty asian style.
The best way is to batter it up lightly with flour , which enables some of the sauce and goodies to stick to it. I had this at the cheese and wine festival and it was awesome.
It's super healthy and can be a meal on its own, if you're cooking skills are fair, else fry first and add to any stirfry to complement it.
P 'n P(gardens) sells it, but it's sometimes tucked away in some isle, or fridge. They only stock the one brand which is +-R45 when I last checked , a bit of a a rip off.
I found better selection and prices at Kloof Spar , in CPT.
The brands they stock seem nicer and firmer too, and go for about R20 -R30.
yummy
oh i c u in joburg, well , now CPt people no where to get it
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blunomore
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Now you just made me crave Chinese food.
Sweet sour prawns, kingklip, chilli, fried rice and Kikoman soy sauce.
blunomore
Honorary Master
Tofu rocks, but it depends on how you prepare it
Fry on high heat with olive or normal oil, and add sauce..........It's super healthy and can be a meal on its own, if you're cooking skills are fair, else fry first and add to any stirfry to complement it.
I would hardly describe anything fried in oil as 'super healthy'.
The Chinese shop at the Wedge in Rivonia usually has it. Health shops usually stock it. It's normally in the fridge in the store and packaged in opaque looking bricks.
I've never bought and prepared it at home. I often eat it if it's on a restaurant menu. It tastes like whatever sauce it is cooked in and feels like scrambled eggs.
I've never bought and prepared it at home. I often eat it if it's on a restaurant menu. It tastes like whatever sauce it is cooked in and feels like scrambled eggs.
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You obviously don't know what tastes good then. Too much sugar spoils the pallet
You don't shop at the right places then. Any health food shop (including Woolies) should have it.
I eat it, not often though, not a vegan or something, mostly in restaurants etc. Tofu is pretty much a replacement for meat, so anyway you prepare meat is fine IMO. Spice/Sauce etc. Mostly used like minced meat so it's very easy to incorporate in the normal dishes you usually cook with that.
But don't quote me, I don't know nuffin
You put it in miso and other soups. They usually have it in the satchet.
I tend to just steam my rice in my Toshiba rice steamer and sprinkle with bonito furik@ke.