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Post by gale w on Oct 23, 2014 17:11:25 GMT
try another brand. I normally use Mori-nu brand firm tofu. I decided to try Nasoya and the texture is so different and frankly, gross. I couldn't eat it. I'm going back to Mori-nu.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 23, 2014 17:25:48 GMT
In Japan we had tofu delivered every day and it was delicious compared to the stuff at the store. There were at least 10 brands available in different textures and tastes. The stuff we get in North America doesn't compare. Ask your okaasan what tofu was like in the old country if she lived there growing up. She will remember how good it tasted!
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Post by calgal08 on Oct 23, 2014 17:54:03 GMT
Also, don't forget to squeeze all the moisture out of it before you cook. I always buy extra firm tofu, and I still leave it overnight on a tray of paper towels top and bottom, with a plate on top and cans weighing it down to get all the liquid out.
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Post by sisterbdsq on Oct 23, 2014 18:01:10 GMT
Fresh tofu versus shelf stable is also very different.
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Post by annabella on Oct 23, 2014 18:03:59 GMT
I only eat Twin Oaks tofu, it's so firm I can eat it out of the package without draining any water. I used to spend years freezing my tofu, now it's ready to go without doing that. So yeah I quit Mori-nu and Nasoya a long time ago. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 23, 2014 18:28:53 GMT
I agree to try another brand. I prefer the fresh in the refrigerator case to the shelf stable ones.
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Post by gale w on Oct 23, 2014 19:29:34 GMT
In Japan we had tofu delivered every day and it was delicious compared to the stuff at the store. There were at least 10 brands available in different textures and tastes. The stuff we get in North America doesn't compare. Ask your okaasan what tofu was like in the old country if she lived there growing up. She will remember how good it tasted! I know what the good stuff tastes like-I grew up in Japan and Okinawa. I don't know what my mom buys now but Mori-Nu is the closest to what I had as a kid. (I eat it plain with rice). My mom was born and raised in Japan. Didn't know how to speak any English when my parents met and even now it's hard to understand her sometimes. Even for me.  My grandmother (baa-chan) lived with us for a while too.  |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 24, 2014 0:58:44 GMT
Obaasama issho ni sunde irashattan desu ka? Ii desu ne!
I lived in Fukuoka for 10 years and ate a lot of tofu. A lot! Between miso soup, fresh in the morning with ponzu or agedashidofu or whatever else we consumed a lot of tofu. More tofu than rice I would say. Hubby was a pasta person. Between Italian food and ramen, udon, soba, soomen etc. He wasn't a big Japanese food eater. Okaasan used to ask me if I am making rice for him enough and i would tell her 10kg of rice lasted several months where other families it would last just a few days maybe 2 weeks.
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My grandmother (baa-chan) lived with us for a while too. 