Tasty Tofu

 I never thought I would like tofu, but I've found a very tasty brand that I buy as often as I can.

Tofu (bean curd) is an ancient product made by "coagulating soy milk and pressing the resulting curds" - see Wikipedia. It originated two thousand years ago in ancient China, though for hundreds of years it has been used in Japan, Korea, Vietnam and Thailand.


Photgraphed is Taifun Smoked tofu, which is my particular tofu of choice. It's firm so doesn't crumble when you cook it. It smells and tastes quite unlike anything I've eaten before, and I practically drool over the stuff. The tofu is suitable for eating straight out of the packet, putting in marinades, and using in recipes.

The Engine Shed Cafe in Edinburgh makes their own smoked tofu, which I've been told is delicious. My local veggie friendly shop Real Foods sells it, and it would be nice to try one day soon!

I also like the very popular  Cauldron smoked tofu pieces, as they're easy to use in recipes and also taste nice just to snack on.

I'm personally not a big fan of the soft silken tofu that you can get, but mostly because of the texture. It's so versatile though, I've probably got hundreds of recipes that use it!

Has anyone else a favourite tofu?

Comments

[Marianne]

Just a tip which you might have heard already: If you freeze the tofu completely, and then quick thaw it (in boiling water) the texture becomes really nice. I usually squeeze out the water, leave it in a marinade for a few minutes (bragg's, water and ahorn syrup is my favourite), and then fry it on a pan. Yum!

Thank you for a nice blog!

[Astrocat]

:D You've named my two favourite types of tofu !

My boyfriend and i both love the little marinated cauldron todu pieces, especially !