How do you like your Tofu?

[aquaman]

I went out for a delicious Tofu dinner tonight with some friends, and I was struck how the three of us differed in our preference of Tofu doneness. I like mine pan-fried. What about you?

[madeline_con]

1. There are different types....

but I like the kind that's semi hard, stir fried with a spicy Chinese brown sauce with veggies, and rice of course. :)

[aquaman]

5. Sounds good.......

:hi:

[Telly Savalas]

2. Pan fried is good.

A lot of Korean places around here serve firm tofu raw in a sauce that's a mix of rice vinegar and soy sause. 'Tis pretty yummy that way too.

[CubsFan1982]

3. Far, far away from me. nt

[youthere]

46. Ditto on that..

I've tried it a lot of different ways and I just cannot not like the stuff.

[crispini]

4. I like Ma Po Tofu

"pockmarked" tofu, Shanghai style! Yum!!!

[aquaman]

8. Actually, that is one of my favs as well......

[enigmatic]

9. What's a good marinade for Tofu?

I like it in a sweet/sour combo; any ideas?

[aquaman]

13. Thats the good thing about Tofu..........

Is that it takes the flavor of whatever you cook it with. My wife and I usually use a variety of soy sauce marinades.

[enigmatic]

16. I had a good friend that marinaded it in italian dressing

and pan fried it; man, it was good. I gots to have more garlic, though; I usually throw in a couple cloves, too..

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

15. Pan fry it (thinly sliced) with a bit of sesame oil til it browns

then get some Japanese Ponzu (citrus and soy) sauce and sprinkle that over it with some chopped chives...mmmm

[enigmatic]

6. usually pan-fried

but it's got to be marinated in something before-hand..

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[BikeWriter]

10. Say what? I ate some of that raw but the carrots...

next to it were screaming, "Help Me!" :shrug:

[shockra]

32. Hallucinations.

That's funny. It's always the meat eaters who hear the carrots scream, never the vegetarians.

Maybe meat eating is a cause of schizophrenia. :shrug:

[BikeWriter]

36. Hmm, that's an interesting theory, Shockra.

[BeTheChange]

12. Nigari, Shallow fried..

I know, not very healthy, but that's what I like best, or pan fried with sesame coating.

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[hippiepunk]

19. What about me?

They always get the cool posts about being tortured with tofu! Fuck, man!

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23. Looks like you don't have to partner up with Kleeb anymore!

Which means no more kleebed corn afterwards! Go you!

[Celeborn Skywalker]

17. In stir frys, usually. (nt)

[Robeson]

26. Since I am the MASTER of cooking Tofu.... I usually...

...cook it pan/stir fried. And my meals - usually Thai based - are awesome. In fact, they are beyond awesome. They are stupendous...

God, I'm humble...:D

[vajraroshana]

27. In hot and sour soup....

I've finally been able to make really good hot-n-sour soup and it *must* have tofu. I can make it vegan, or with some meat/chicken broth. Either way everyone loves it.

Otherwise, one of the best ways I've had tofu is in "Happy Family Tofu". Deep fried triangles of tofu with a marvelous sauce that has a touch of hoisin (not too much) and bits of vegetables and "stuff". It was from a place called Panda Restaraunt (University Drive, Huntsville, late 80s- early 90s). I always ordered this dish "vegetarian" but I don't think it ever was; it was very very good. I've never been able to replicate it at home.

[friesianrider]

28. That all sounds delicious!

The hot-and-sour soup sounds amazing. All this yummy food talk is making me hungry!

[vajraroshana]

29. I love hot-n-sour soup......

My home made stuff has gotten pretty good. But there's a greasy-spoon-type chinese place near me that has the very best. Sometimes I swear it's mysterious toxic residue leftovers that make it so good. Damn it's good; I wish I had a big bowl right now, with those crispy fried noodle thingys. mmmmmmm.....

[WCGreen]

30. Thrown in anger against the wall and oozing down to the floor...

[NMMNG]

31. I like firm tofu in stir-fry

The flavored dessert type is also pretty good.

[Rhiannon12866]

33. I like it marinated, as well.

I like it a lot and have gotten it when I've been out, but I haven't yet learned how to prepare it myself...:shrug:

[driver8]

34. On someone else's plate...

I'm kidding...I like it in miso soup and hot and sour soup.

[maveric]

35. Being flushed down th toilet.

Nasty shit!

[Mizmoon]

37. I have tried it pan fried and grilled

Yet I still don't like it. I've tried extra firm, firm, organic, regular, pre-flavored, flavored it myself, and I just don't like it.

I don't think I've ever tried harder to like a food than I have with tofu and I just can't find a way that makes it tasty for me. :(

[LynneSin]

38. In the garbage can

:D

Not a Tofu fan which probably will prevent me from ever becoming a vegetarian

[SouthernDem2004]

39. Is there any Vegan product that taste like meat? I tried some

of those frozen tofu burgers froma grocery store once but soon regreted it. Anything that has a meat taste?

[tjwmason]

54. I think that the best thing is to stop trying to recreate meat.

I've eaten Quorn (which I think is similar to Tofu :shrug: ). It was mince in a bolognese style sauce and worked fine - it was nothing like actual meat, but it tasted good.

If a person wants to avoid meat - then good for them (I do think that modern diets contain too much meat, personally); but why do you have to pretend that the non-meat being eaten is meat. There's plenty of gorgeous vegetable foods out there.

[yewberry]

55. It's a little hard to say.

I gave up meat so long ago that a food that freaks me out for being "too realistic" might not fool you for a minute.

That said, I think Yves Deli Slices (mock balogna) and Lightlife "Hot dogs" are pretty fair healthy substitutes.

[Brewman_Jax]

40. Cooked in Thai curry sauce

excellent! :9

The sauces and coconut milk are available at your local Asian market.

[trackfan]

49. That's the way n/t

[MN ChimpH8R]

41. In a nice hot-n-spicy Hunan or Sichuan stir-fry

or hot and sour soup.

[ihaveaquestion]

42. In Banana Pudding or Cheesecake! n/t

[flamingyouth]

43. In stir fries, in soups, and in lots of things.

I use the silken kind to make all sorts of dips, sauces and smoothies. :9

[noonwitch]

44. On someone else's plate

ick

[Rob H.]

45. Stir-fried with lemongrass and spices

There's a Vietnamese restaurant across town from me that makes it that way and it's delicious. How spicy it is depends on who's in the kitchen--sometimes it's just kinda spicy, but other times, wow!

[xultar]

47. Why are there deleted messages in the Tofu thread?

[liontamer]

48. i was trying to figure out the same thing

either someone REALLY likes tofu or there was a meat eater vs vegan attack

[CubsFan1982]

51. It has a little to do with this:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x3920466

[liontamer]

52. ah i see

thanks

[hippiepunk]

53. Or someone went batshit insane

threatening people with tofu strangulation. ;)

[LeftyMom]

50. I like it baked or pan-fried

after the water's pressed out.