Just another quick question about food- Why do they even make soft tofu? The firm tofu is the only one you can really cook anything with if my experiences are accurate.
Is there some purpose to soft tofu that I have just missed?
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Randolph Fritz
I believe the soft is used in soups and the like. There’s actually more than two types: Chinese and Japanese tofu is different.
Rick
If any rightwinger offers an insight on a matter of freakin’ soft tofu, I swear it’s gonna be Pow! To the Moon!
Please, don’t shatter stereotypes–only lefties answer the critical “food” question.
Cordially…
John Cole
Heh. I like tofu a number of different ways, but it is hard to beat chilled tofu and soy sauce. Doesn’t get any simpler or any tastier than that.
Dave
So you eat soy bean curd in soy bean sauce? I don’t know, that almost seems like it would violate the whole don’t boil a calf in its mother’s milk restriction.
John Cole
I mix beef and dairy, too.
Stormy70
Tofu is not my bag, but I love Thai food, and I can pick around it. Soft Tofu sounds a little squishy and liberal to me, bleh.
Jeff
Silken tofu makes one mean soyshake.
Really. No kidding. It’s tasty.
Aaron
Fruit Smoothie
1 10.5-ounce package soft lite silken tofu
1 medium banana
2 cups unsweetened orange-pineapple juice, chilled
1 8-ounce can unsweetened crushed pineapple, chilled
Combine all ingredients in electric blender; cover and process until smooth. Serve immediately. Yield: 5 cups.
Per serving (1 cup): 144 calories, 5.8 grams protein, 25.8 grams carbohydrates, 3.2 grams total fat, 0.5 grams saturated fat, 0 mg cholesterol, 6 mg sodium
Aaron
Soft tofu is used in any manner of Chinese dishes. Ma-Po To-Fo for instance. (a very staple dish.)
maindish.allrecipes.com/AZ/MPTf.asp
In Taiwan, hard tofu is used mainly as a side dish or in some kinds of noodles.
food212.com
Soft tofu gives you bitch tits just like the hard variety, but at least they look nicer.
farmgirl
silken tofu also makes an amazing chocolate pie. you’d never know it’s tofu…
Shawn
I had never eaten tofu until I discovered that my 10 year old son is allergic to many foods and I started searching for substitutes. He’s allergic to dairy, gluten (bread, etc.), eggs, etc, etc. In short, most of his favorite foods. Can you imagine telling a 10 year old he can’t ever eat ice cream again? (It’s not a pretty sight) For people, like my son, who are allergic to dairy products, soft tofu can often substitute. You can make ice cream with it, mayonnaise, and as someone pointed out above, smoothies and shakes.
Jeff
Soft tofu is
Randolph Fritz
The last three posters have it right and I had it wrong; in East Asian cooking, soft tofu is used somewhat like custard.
Self-correcting blogosphere in action.