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Title: How do you like your Tofu!
Post by: TheQsanity on Thu, 27 December 2012, 01:45:58
I recently stayed at the Rio in Las Vegas and they had an amazing Chinese restaurant .

Had some Tofu, it was really good...

It was soft deepfried tofu, with ground shrimp fried in the top of it. Kinda like the ones you find in Dim Sum.
When I find the name of it I will let you guys know.

Question is... How do you like your Tofu!
Title: Re: How do you like your Tofu!
Post by: bear95 on Thu, 27 December 2012, 10:45:57
I like eating soft tofu too and sometimes with lemon.
Title: Re: How do you like your Tofu!
Post by: codymaust on Thu, 27 December 2012, 10:53:30
Not sure why, but I can only eat tofu when it is fried or grilled
Title: How do you like your Tofu!
Post by: Halverson on Thu, 27 December 2012, 10:55:58
I love it in a Thai stir fry. And also can't have miso soup without it!
Title: Re: How do you like your Tofu!
Post by: mmmty on Thu, 27 December 2012, 10:56:26
Like this...

(http://www.lindasyummies.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/crispyFriedTofu.jpg)
Title: Re: How do you like your Tofu!
Post by: reaper on Thu, 27 December 2012, 10:58:05
Deep fried.  That's the only way!  :)
Title: Re: How do you like your Tofu!
Post by: hotlikedimes on Thu, 27 December 2012, 11:05:40
I like to marinate it in soy sauce, hosin sauce, sake, rice wine vinegar, peanut / sesame oil, and chunky peanut butter. Then drop it in a pan with oil to sear the edges and then bake it. 
Title: Re: How do you like your Tofu!
Post by: longweight on Thu, 27 December 2012, 11:09:03
Tofu in the UK is awful!
Title: Re: How do you like your Tofu!
Post by: mmmty on Thu, 27 December 2012, 17:01:12
yummy tofu  :p

(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2524/4149732294_1b2a139791.jpg)
Title: Re: How do you like your Tofu!
Post by: sth on Thu, 27 December 2012, 17:03:49
homemade tofu fried with peanut sauce, in pho, and thai cashew tofu with broccoli!
Title: Re: How do you like your Tofu!
Post by: silat on Thu, 27 December 2012, 17:05:52
Quote from: dante on Thu, 27 December 2012, 01:53:29
See my avatar.

Honestly - it will gross you out - I just like eating silken Tofu right out of the carton [after obviously draining the water] and eating it as I would flan or rice pudding.

Maybe a step up in firmness I'll just put a little high quality soy sauce on it after it has reached room temperature.

Dante what do you consider a high quality soy sauce?
Title: Re: How do you like your Tofu!
Post by: oluf on Thu, 27 December 2012, 20:39:08
Pan fried with nutritional yeast and just about any steamed veggie on the side =)
Title: Re: How do you like your Tofu!
Post by: danielucf on Thu, 27 December 2012, 21:09:05
All these fried methods are the ways that I enjoy tofu too, but I will add my own method that I've found to be pretty decent. Marinate thin sliced firm tofu in a nice balsamic vinegar with some Italian herbs and spices over night so the tofu can absorb the flavor, then pan sear it with olive oil till it gets a little crispy and enjoy.
Title: Re: How do you like your Tofu!
Post by: nar on Thu, 27 December 2012, 21:46:34
My three favourite ways of eating Tofu are:

1. Mapo Tofu

2. I'm not exactly sure what its called in English, its basically called Marinated Tofu or something like that. They take the broth that you normally use for some meats and cook Tofu in it instead, the taste gets all in the tofu and its quite delicious. Here's what it looks like on google image search:
https://www.google.com/search?q=%E9%B9%B5%E6%B0%B4%E8%B1%86%E8%85%90&um=1&hl=en&authuser=0&biw=1366&bih=581&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=GhTdULyOJ8TcqAHV14CQBQ

3. Tofu fa, umm basically Tofu Flower, its a dessert dish. Its basically super soft tofu served cold in syrup. It pretty much feels like feeling slippery smooth pure sugar but its toned down so its not sweet to insane levels but its pretty much a softer toned down sweetness by the tofu, like your eating diluted essence of sweetness

When I'm cooking though and I don't want to spend too much effort, a favourite way for me is to pan fry the tofu part way, let it sit aside, then pan fry soy sauce marinated ground pork. When the pork juices and marinade start to get released, I put the tofu a long with the juices released by the tofu into the wok as well and mix them all together and let it stew for a bit. Kind of like Mapo Tofu but without the spiciness of having to prepare the sauce.
Title: Re: How do you like your Tofu!
Post by: rowdy on Thu, 27 December 2012, 22:04:22
Um, I prefer mine on someone else's plate.
Title: Re: How do you like your Tofu!
Post by: Acetrak on Thu, 27 December 2012, 22:09:38
I like 'em stinky
Title: Re: How do you like your Tofu!
Post by: CPTBadAss on Thu, 27 December 2012, 22:30:19
Ma Po Tofu or deep fried tofu
Title: Re: How do you like your Tofu!
Post by: Lanx on Thu, 27 December 2012, 23:33:15
tofu any which way prepared by an asian is the best, seriously tofu is like a white person's kryptonite when it comes to cooking, do not eat tofu prepared by a white person or you'll end up hating tofu.
Title: Re: How do you like your Tofu!
Post by: jeroplane on Thu, 27 December 2012, 23:44:07
Quote from: CPTBadAss on Thu, 27 December 2012, 22:30:19
Ma Po Tofu or deep fried tofu

This. Amen to that brother.
Title: Re: How do you like your Tofu!
Post by: laffindude on Fri, 28 December 2012, 00:13:25
Fried stinky tofu.
Title: Re: How do you like your Tofu!
Post by: precarious on Fri, 28 December 2012, 00:24:37
what's the easiest way to identify non-awful tofu?  i'm regularly put off by the selection and no way to distinguish between what's available.
Title: Re: How do you like your Tofu!
Post by: Sai on Fri, 28 December 2012, 00:30:42
fried tofu and tofu salad. yumm  ^-^ ^-^
Title: How do you like your Tofu!
Post by: Rinsaku on Fri, 28 December 2012, 01:50:18
In kimchee chigae (spicy cabbage stew)and so-gogi soondubu chigae (beef soft tofu stew) both of which are Korean dishes I highly recommend it on cold days with rice and banchan (side dishes)!
Title: Re: How do you like your Tofu!
Post by: Findecanor on Fri, 28 December 2012, 07:49:42
The best tofu I have had, I think it was battered and deep-fried. Served with a stir-fried veggies in a green curry sauce.
Title: Re: How do you like your Tofu!
Post by: tp4tissue on Fri, 28 December 2012, 09:06:44
I heard Tofu was bad for you because of the something something- estrogen...

Many of soy’s health benefits have been linked to isoflavones—plant compounds that mimic estrogen. But animal studies suggest that eating large amounts of those estrogenic compounds might reduce fertility in women, trigger premature puberty and disrupt development of fetuses and children.

sourcehttp://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=soybean-fertility-hormone-isoflavones-genistein (http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=soybean-fertility-hormone-isoflavones-genistein)
Title: Re: How do you like your Tofu!
Post by: leaf4clover on Fri, 28 December 2012, 11:43:10
Raw Tofu with Soy sauce(or oriental sauce) is perfect for health.
and It is low-calories and high-protein(Vegetable protein).
In korea, many soup use tofu.

I love that :)
Title: Re: How do you like your Tofu!
Post by: lazerpointer on Fri, 28 December 2012, 12:12:54
In some Pho noodles. With sriracha. And all that other good sea food stuff that comes with Pho ^_^
Title: Re: How do you like your Tofu!
Post by: CPTBadAss on Fri, 28 December 2012, 21:50:38
Quote from: Flip on Fri, 28 December 2012, 12:12:54
In some Pho noodles. With sriracha. And all that other good sea food stuff that comes with Pho ^_^

I love pho, worked in a pho restaurant and ate it daily for a summer. Still not sick of it.

Quote from: tp4tissue on Fri, 28 December 2012, 09:06:44
I heard Tofu was bad for you because of the something something- estrogen...

Many of soy’s health benefits have been linked to isoflavones—plant compounds that mimic estrogen. But animal studies suggest that eating large amounts of those estrogenic compounds might reduce fertility in women, trigger premature puberty and disrupt development of fetuses and children.

sourcehttp://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=soybean-fertility-hormone-isoflavones-genistein (http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=soybean-fertility-hormone-isoflavones-genistein)

People have been eating it for a long time.....and I've been eating it for my whole life. Not giving it up now. I'll take my chances ^_^.


Quote from: jeroplane on Thu, 27 December 2012, 23:44:07
Quote from: CPTBadAss on Thu, 27 December 2012, 22:30:19
Ma Po Tofu or deep fried tofu

This. Amen to that brother.

We have the same taste in tofu dishes and Lego sets! Twinsies? lol


Quote from: Lanx on Thu, 27 December 2012, 23:33:15
tofu any which way prepared by an asian is the best, seriously tofu is like a white person's kryptonite when it comes to cooking, do not eat tofu prepared by a white person or you'll end up hating tofu.

Hell yes. So true haha.
Title: Re: How do you like your Tofu!
Post by: The_Beast on Fri, 28 December 2012, 21:59:40
With steak...



minus the tofu
Title: Re: How do you like your Tofu!
Post by: Lanx on Fri, 28 December 2012, 23:13:57
Quote from: tp4tissue on Fri, 28 December 2012, 09:06:44
I heard Tofu was bad for you because of the something something- estrogen...

Many of soy’s health benefits have been linked to isoflavones—plant compounds that mimic estrogen. But animal studies suggest that eating large amounts of those estrogenic compounds might reduce fertility in women, trigger premature puberty and disrupt development of fetuses and children.

sourcehttp://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=soybean-fertility-hormone-isoflavones-genistein (http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=soybean-fertility-hormone-isoflavones-genistein)

sounds like the farm raised salmon issue, where mercury is high cuz these farm raised salmon are being fed their own mercury laced brothers and sisters, it could be the type of soy that is the issue, i mean soy beans are grown with monsonto stuff right? so that may be the case. either way at least 1billion ppl consume soy every other day in the east and aside from sumo wrestlers, asians are the pillar of health, i mean heck it's still sad but my grandma passed away this year and she was 106, and that was due to a fall and a bad hip, who knows how much longer she could have had in china.
Title: Re: How do you like your Tofu!
Post by: tp4tissue on Sat, 29 December 2012, 09:40:59
Quote from: Lanx on Fri, 28 December 2012, 23:13:57
Quote from: tp4tissue on Fri, 28 December 2012, 09:06:44
I heard Tofu was bad for you because of the something something- estrogen...

Many of soy’s health benefits have been linked to isoflavones—plant compounds that mimic estrogen. But animal studies suggest that eating large amounts of those estrogenic compounds might reduce fertility in women, trigger premature puberty and disrupt development of fetuses and children.

sourcehttp://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=soybean-fertility-hormone-isoflavones-genistein (http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=soybean-fertility-hormone-isoflavones-genistein)

sounds like the farm raised salmon issue, where mercury is high cuz these farm raised salmon are being fed their own mercury laced brothers and sisters, it could be the type of soy that is the issue, i mean soy beans are grown with monsonto stuff right? so that may be the case. either way at least 1billion ppl consume soy every other day in the east and aside from sumo wrestlers, asians are the pillar of health, i mean heck it's still sad but my grandma passed away this year and she was 106, and that was due to a fall and a bad hip, who knows how much longer she could have had in china.

Asians are NOT the pillar of health.. They're not obese like Americans, but you'd be ignorant if you think they were at all healthy.... The amount of "frying" and "salt" the general asian population eats is maddening.  :eek:

aborigines are..

China specifically has extremely POOR health.. It is however "under-reported" as the population is too large to keep reliable statistics, and there's the government issue, where they don't care...

China has historically very high rates of diabetes and heart disease.  Though I don't think that's cuz of the soy

I reread the Soy report, the only criticism I can see in the report is that the high doses they used in Rats arn't very high doses in a human..

Now, mind you, a HIGH dose for a Human IS CERTAINLY POSSIBLE in today's diet,, and can be inadvertently done to one self.
Title: Re: How do you like your Tofu!
Post by: Lanx on Sat, 29 December 2012, 13:21:48
found this cool chart graph thing

http://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/chart.aspx?raceId=2&ageId=16&genderId=3&race=Asian+or+Pacific+Islander&age=All+ages&gender=Both&raceId_2=10&ageId_2=16&genderId_2=3&race_2=All+races&age_2=All+ages&gender_2=Both

i guess asian is too much, it should be asians and american indians are the pillar of health then, go play around with the chart it's fun.

also an episode about frying and how if fried properly, fats aren't absorbed into food (even tho it's never proven that eating fatty food, equals fatty ppl, it's always a coorelation, not a proven cause and effect)
Title: Re: How do you like your Tofu!
Post by: haskellelephant on Sat, 29 December 2012, 16:27:27
My favorite is miso soup with really smooth tofu.
Title: Re: How do you like your Tofu!
Post by: TheQsanity on Sat, 19 January 2013, 22:17:40
Quote from: mmmty on Thu, 27 December 2012, 17:01:12
yummy tofu  :p

Show Image
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2524/4149732294_1b2a139791.jpg)


Oh, Gawd... That stuff's good.
Title: Re: How do you like your Tofu!
Post by: verbhal on Sat, 19 January 2013, 23:57:37
The funniest experience I have with Tofu was at PF Changs.  Someone ordered some sort of tofu and we convinced my cousin to try it.  He started chewing and the look on his face was priceless.  He said it was like a "crusty explosion."  He won't touch tofu to this day.  I quite enjoy it however.
Title: Re: How do you like your Tofu!
Post by: Malphas on Sun, 20 January 2013, 01:09:48
In the bin or a vegan woman's dinner plate, where it belongs.
Title: Re: How do you like your Tofu!
Post by: singaporean123 on Sun, 20 January 2013, 01:13:38
Deep fried and crispy on the outside, soft and melts in your mouth on the inside.

Some sweet chilli sauce with peanuts and shredded cucumber strips.

pretty good.
Title: Re: How do you like your Tofu!
Post by: TheQsanity on Sun, 20 January 2013, 04:08:09
Quote from: Malphas on Sun, 20 January 2013, 01:09:48
In the bin or a vegan woman's dinner plate, where it belongs.

Only real men eat Tofu and Salad!
Title: How do you like your Tofu!
Post by: Halverson on Sun, 20 January 2013, 05:06:53
Craving tofu at 6am....damn this thread!
Title: Re: How do you like your Tofu!
Post by: tp4tissue on Sun, 20 January 2013, 08:18:14
tofu's flavor itself is VERY VERY mild, it's essentially the "Jello-Original-Generations",