Tofu

[rocketbass88]

I'm starting to love tofu and want to start cooking it at home. Anybody have a brand to recommend? How about recipes? Any good, simple ones?

[morbidjester]

I tasted tofu and hated it, must have been the way it was prepared. I am also interested in recipes and such.

[Wally]

Are you a vegetarian or you just like the taste and want to incorporate it into some meals?

[Z28Muscle]

Try Mapo Tofu:

Rose’s Kitchenette

Also hayayakko tofu, pretty simple, and very good if prepared right.

Tofu recipe - hiyayakko recipe - Japanese tofu recipe

Tofu burgers make Azn Jesus cry.

[rocketbass88]

I'm a veg-head... but I ate it even before I was a vegetarian.

[rocketbass88]

Originally Posted by Z28Muscle

Try Mapo Tofu:

Rose’s Kitchenette

Also hayayakko tofu, pretty simple, and very good if prepared right.

Tofu recipe - hiyayakko recipe - Japanese tofu recipe

Tofu burgers make Azn Jesus cry.

No need for Azn Jesus to cry... I eat Morning Star burgers. I like tofu in little cubes, not patties.

[Z28Muscle]

D'oh, didn't know you were a vegetarian -- don't put meat in the first recipe then

[rocketbass88]

Originally Posted by Z28Muscle

D'oh, didn't know you were a vegetarian -- don't put meat in the first recipe then

Don't worry about me being a vegetarian. I'm sure there are other people who would like to just try some tofu stuff, so the meat content is fine for them... I just won't include it in my meal.

[Z28Muscle]

If you go to a local aZn grocery, you'll also fine pre-fabbed mopo tofu mix.

[rocketbass88]

Originally Posted by Z28Muscle

If you go to a local aZn grocery, you'll also fine pre-fabbed mopo tofu mix.

IDK if we have one of those... I'll have to look into it. Thanks for the tip.

[Z28Muscle]

Also, miso soup with tofu, seaweed and garnished with green onion does well too, and is pretty simple.

[SidIsOnFire]

I sometimes get Organic Tofu from Trader Joe's. Good stuff.

[Sandlotje]

Doesn't tofu slash your sperm count in half?? Maybe that was soy...

[SidIsOnFire]

Originally Posted by Sandlotje

Doesn't tofu slash your sperm count in half?? Maybe that was soy...

If you work out regularly then you wouldn't have to worry about that nonsense.

[Glenn]

Originally Posted by Sandlotje

Doesn't tofu slash your sperm count in half?? Maybe that was soy...

Yeah, that would really explain the over-population problem in China.

[Black Menace]

My mom (S. Korean) use to serve it to us nice and cold with Soy Sauce and Sesame seed mixed in it and diced green onions.

I miss her cooking.

[Glenn]

BTW, I had a tofu recipe in the Club 3G Recipe thread. It's basically the same dish as the one in Gene's first recipe link.

It doesn't really work without meat, tough...




To be honest, you can easily just stir-fry some tofu with some simple veggies, like snowpeas or some such, just season it was some salt and some chopped/minced garlic.

Um.. basically, heat up a frying pan with cooking oil of your choice, then toss in a clove or two of minced or chopped garlic, some salt, then throw in your veggies. When the veggies are about half-way done, add in your tofu. Softer tofu is better.

In a small bowl, mix up a small spoon of tapioca starch with some water, and when the veggies are about done, pour in the mixed water/starch, and stir for about 10 seconds. Garnish with chopped green onions, if you'd like.

[Z28Muscle]

Don't forget the MSG

[idnc]

Check out the hot food (buffet) section at your local Whole Foods - that's where I get good "healthy" ideas and they post the ingredients of the dish above it. I've seen multiple tofu dishes available on different days.

I don't pay attention to the brand of tofu as much as the firmness...I go for the "extra firm" because it stays together better when I cook with it.

[Sandlotje]

Originally Posted by Glenn

Yeah, that would really explain the over-population problem in China.

While that is a good point, it is not necessarily directly correlated to their diet. Anyway, like I said it was just my .02. Here is a short article about it. Tofu 'seriously lowers sperm count' | Metro.co.uk

However, I'm guessing they just don't use contraceptives as much (I know next to nothing about chinese culture); thererfore even if the men have lower sperm count, their partners are much more susceptible to becoming impregnated.

I just think it's important for people to be aware of something as small as this because it can have a big impact later on when someone wants a kid. Better to be aware than end up saying "oh sh!t ... whoops."

[Jeremy]

Tofu's a great replacement for meat in chili. Just be sure to buy the firm stuff. Soft tofu is kind of gross in consistency.

[Glenn]

Originally Posted by Sandlotje

While that is a good point, it is not necessarily directly correlated to their diet. Anyway, like I said it was just my .02. Here is a short article about it. Tofu 'seriously lowers sperm count' | Metro.co.uk

However, I'm guessing they just don't use contraceptives as much (I know next to nothing about chinese culture); thererfore even if the men have lower sperm count, their partners are much more susceptible to becoming impregnated.

I just think it's important for people to be aware of something as small as this because it can have a big impact later on when someone wants a kid. Better to be aware than end up saying "oh sh!t ... whoops."

If you read the article, they have not done extensive research on it, and that was the only one of its kind done, so they have lots of research yet to go. Basically, right now it's more like "jumping to conclusions" than anything else.

And if you're using contraceptives, you obviously don't want kids, so it makes no difference, anyway.



Edit: It seems like it can hardly be called "research" at all...
http://www.businessweek.com/lifestyl...ndex_lifestyle

According to this article, all they did was ask 99 men at a fertility clinic about how much soy-based food they ate in the past three months. There was no control. They did not check these men's sperm count three months prior (and presumably before they started eating soy-based food) to see if it was actually the soy that made the difference. They did not check for other possible factors.

Plus, if you're going to a fertility clinic, your sperm count as compared to "normal" people would have already been in question, anyway.


And this is what is said in the article:

Chavarro considers the findings preliminary and inconclusive. "It's way too early to say stop eating soy foods," he said. "It's not time to worry about whether you're eating too much soy. There's not enough information to conclusively say that. "