I always thought I hated ‘tofu scramble’ but as usual, it’s simply I hate the tofu selection and preparation processes of people who commit crimes against tofu
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As a non vegan I’m horrified by the content out there that’s about ‘make tofu taste like chicken!!’ No, I want tofu to taste like tofu
wrote last edited by [email protected]Lots of people have never had amazing tofu dishes, or something
Every tofu dish I’ve ever had or made is amazing.
Except stuff like this hahaha no wonder people don’t like it
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I’m a tofu nerd, most ‘vegan tofu’ recipes are bad
I just prefer making my own home style tofu dishes rather than trying to make it something it’s not (meat）
I also like telling people that the most enthusiastic tofu enjoyers in East and SE Asia are not vegans
In fact I’ll go a step further: 9 out of 10 E and SE Asian tofu dishes are not vegan
@skinnylatte do you mind if I ask if you have any tips for picking out good tofu?
otherwise, yep, totally agreed. I most learned to love tofu through teaching myself how to cook Sichuan and Korean food.
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I always thought I hated ‘tofu scramble’ but as usual, it’s simply I hate the tofu selection and preparation processes of people who commit crimes against tofu
@skinnylatte most SF restaurants that have “tofu scramble” just stir-fry cubes of tofu, which is not even scrambled! Beach’N’s is the one I like.
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@skinnylatte most SF restaurants that have “tofu scramble” just stir-fry cubes of tofu, which is not even scrambled! Beach’N’s is the one I like.
@scott thanks! I’ll try that some day
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As a non vegan I’m horrified by the content out there that’s about ‘make tofu taste like chicken!!’ No, I want tofu to taste like tofu
@skinnylatte Not a vegan, but I seriously don’t want tofu to taste like chicken. Truth be told, I’m bummed that chicken tastes like chicken. Chicken isn’t that great.
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@skinnylatte Not a vegan, but I seriously don’t want tofu to taste like chicken. Truth be told, I’m bummed that chicken tastes like chicken. Chicken isn’t that great.
@iBlame American chicken is especially bad. Chicken elsewhere can be great. Here you only get that if you pay for heirloom chicken. Which is just chicken elsewhere!
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I’m a tofu nerd, most ‘vegan tofu’ recipes are bad
I just prefer making my own home style tofu dishes rather than trying to make it something it’s not (meat）
I also like telling people that the most enthusiastic tofu enjoyers in East and SE Asia are not vegans
In fact I’ll go a step further: 9 out of 10 E and SE Asian tofu dishes are not vegan
@skinnylatte hard agree. Tofu should just take like tofu, yo.
I will say one thing. As an Asian person, I never thought to bake tofu, which I tried doing today and it was quite tasty: https://mastodon.social/@artychan/113824772487263134
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@skinnylatte hard agree. Tofu should just take like tofu, yo.
I will say one thing. As an Asian person, I never thought to bake tofu, which I tried doing today and it was quite tasty: https://mastodon.social/@artychan/113824772487263134
@artychan nice! Tofu is so versatile
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@skinnylatte do you mind if I ask if you have any tips for picking out good tofu?
otherwise, yep, totally agreed. I most learned to love tofu through teaching myself how to cook Sichuan and Korean food.
@YKantRachelRead sure, lemme get back
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I always thought I hated ‘tofu scramble’ but as usual, it’s simply I hate the tofu selection and preparation processes of people who commit crimes against tofu
@skinnylatte I’d be very interested in whether we had any overlap in how we like tofu.
I grew up vegan, with a soy/tofu “dairy” (as we called it) on the commune. I am confident we were the only ones making tofu within hundreds of miles in the 70s and 80s in Tennessee.
We may have done some “yeast cheese” crimes, and should not be forgiven for “soysage”. But… we never tried to recreate the flavor of meat. And to this day, my whole family avoids the fake meat that tries to taste like meat meat.
I just use tofu to add protein to dishes that otherwise would lack it. And I have many — but mostly American-ish — ways of doing so. (But I make no promises that anyone else would like any of them.)
I have loved most of the veg Asian dishes I have had with tofu. But as you point out, it is hard to find a restaurant selling a tofu dish that a vegetarian can eat. For me, korean is the worst combo of “that sounds delicious and amazing” and “oh there’s shrimp in it?”
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As a non vegan I’m horrified by the content out there that’s about ‘make tofu taste like chicken!!’ No, I want tofu to taste like tofu
I love tofu. But… it’s not exactly long on flavor. I love it best when surrounded with fats, chile, and umami
