Tofu question :-D

[Guest guest]

Tofu is a great source of protein. It is bland of

flavor but it takes on the flavors of whatever you

season it with; just like meat does.

Tofu is so versatile! It is a vegan-must food, IMO.

It is made out of bean curd, though i have never

tried making my own, i do have some cookbooks

that describe the process. It is so readily available

in so many different textures that i have never

bothered.

Our files section here has many recipes for

incorporating tofu in delicious ways.

Check here:

Then go to the 'Main Dish II' folder, and scroll down

to the 'Tempting Tofu' folder. There are many more

tofu ideas in other folders, but that one would be a

good start.

We have many tofu-experienced members here, too,

so always feel free to ask specific questions.

namaste

 

~ pt ~

 

I make the most of all that comes

and the least of all that goes.

~ Sara Teasdale

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, Patty <cavy123> wrote:

 

> Is Tofu good? Does it have much of a taste at all?

> What exactly is Tofu? Is it made from beans? What

> can you do with it? Something makes me think that I

> saw a mac-n-cheese recipe once with tofu instead of

> cheese, but I'm not sure about that.

>

> Thanks!

> Pat, the new Vegan :-D

[Guest guest]

I agree with PT, give it a try! And, try it MANY different ways

before deciding it isn't for you. It is SO versitile, you will

find a way to work with it. It definately cures the protein

cravings I get, and it is much cheaper than purchasing all those

pre-made meat alternatives that we were praising last week!

 

I have made my own tofu, it isn't too hard, but price wise, if

you are going to use store-bought soy milk, you might as well

just buy tofu. Otherwise, you have to buy dried soy beans and it

is a longer process. Time wise, I value the little time I have

and would rather make my own bread or make baked tofu or

something, it isn't very efficient or practical for me to make

it from scratch.

 

Oh, also, don't buy the silken tofu in cardboard boxes (like

this:

[1]http://www.asianfoodgrocer.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD &

ProdID=824) until you really get the hang of working with tofu.

I have known more people that have done that and are really

turned off by tofu due to it. Buy the tofu in bulk or in plastic

containers with a sheet of plastic sealing it. There are some

pictures of these types of packaging on this site, it also

has TONS of tofu information on it. I thought it might be

helpful:

[2]http://www.soyfoods.com/soyfoodsdescriptions/tofuC.html.

 

Try ALL the recipes in the folders PT sent you!!!

 

Enjoy your tofu journey!!!

 

Jesika

 

 

On Thu, 20 Oct 2005 17:18:06 -0000, " ~ PT ~ " <patchouli_troll

said:

 

Tofu is a great source of protein. It is bland of

flavor but it takes on the flavors of whatever you

season it with; just like meat does.

Tofu is so versatile! It is a vegan-must food, IMO.

It is made out of bean curd, though i have never

tried making my own, i do have some cookbooks

that describe the process. It is so readily available

in so many different textures that i have never

bothered.

Our files section here has many recipes for

incorporating tofu in delicious ways.

Check here:

[3]

Then go to the 'Main Dish II' folder, and scroll down

to the 'Tempting Tofu' folder. There are many more

tofu ideas in other folders, but that one would be a

good start.

We have many tofu-experienced members here, too,

so always feel free to ask specific questions.

namaste

~ pt ~

 

References

 

1. http://www.asianfoodgrocer.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD & ProdID=824

2. http://www.soyfoods.com/soyfoodsdescriptions/tofuC.html

3.

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Jesika J

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