How gross is tofu?

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You wouldn't eat raw chicken fresh out of the package, so you gotta look at tofu the same way.

I've had my best success with tofu if I press the moisture out, freeze it, thaw it and marinate it, usually in soy sauce, ginger and lime juice. Then I slice it up and stir fry it with lots of veggies! The freezing gives it a great chewy, toothsome texture.

If you're not into that, it's also tasty if you cut it up, bread the pieces, and bake them as nuggets!

^^^^this - It's not very nice unless you squidge out the water, freeze it, defrost it and then squidge out some more!

I'm not a fan of the spongey stuff - and check the label because I think it's often deep fried to get that texture.

I like the firm tofu best - cut it into cubes or rectangles and marinate it then pan fry or oven bake it and use it with salads or other dishes like you would grilled chicken.
I've used the soft tofu a few times in smoothies and I used to have a great baked artichoke dip made with soft tofu - yum!

If you want to try it out, then look for some recipes that sound good and experiment.
If you just don't like it - then eat something else, there is no tofu police forcing you to eat it!

To Robo - yes, the soft kind is pretty much like egg white, with not much taste. Mostly harmless, I think!

It is so gross to me and I am a vegetarian. I wish I could help you.. I even went to a noodle restaurant where it was made in a delicious pasta and I had to pick it out! lmso. P.S. No to the egg white because I love egg whites and it is not the same to me.

Mind you, I'm not a vegetarian or vegan, and I care surprisingly little about the treatment my food receives. Still, I love tofu.

The main thing people do wrong with tofu is use it to replace meat. On its own, it's brilliant in soups and stews and you can blend it with fruit for quite tasty, high-nutrient foodthings. Protein levels are fairly high, if you're willing spend more than ten minutes on your food you can make it absolutely delicious and awesome. Deepfried, stir-fried, sautéd or baked it makes a great addition to simple foods such as salads and pastas.

I personally don't understand omnivores' problems with tofu, especially the kind that instruct others to re-view their dietary beliefs due to their own sensory issues.

Sadly, I don't have any recipes to share. Tofu's surprisingly hard to come by here.

Tofu is awesome! the easiest thing to make is scrambled tofu.--tumeric and tofu in a skillet. boom. tastes/looks like eggs. add some nutritional yeast and seasonings (such as salt & pepper & sriracha)

why not just eat eggs????

Some people are Vegan

love scrambled tofu! tofu is ment to be scrambled!

I love tofu. I usually fry it up with some garlic and onions, plus spices and put it over rice or quinoa with some tomatoes, spinach and peppers. I add a little bit of cheese because I love cheese. It gives me the protein I need, plus I just love the flavor it has. To each their own I say.

Tofu is the most loathsome substance ever created by man.
And it makes people crazy.
Everybody I see eating it is crazy.

Throw it out now before it's too late.

~ Miso Soup ~ .. Yummy !

I LOVE the stuff, and make hot & sour soup, and mapo tofu all the time, like twice a month at least. LOVE IT!

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/ma-po-tofu/

I got bored of reading all the replies, so i'm not sure if anyone has already said this.

You need to DRAIN IT, and cook it right. This is the KEY to getting tofu to taste amazing.

You need a block of firm tofu. If you have time to drain it overnight, that's best. you can leave it draining for as little as 30 minutes though if you're in a rush.

- place the block in between some bounty/kitchen towels
- place something heavy on top, like a big book or something
-in the morning, get rid of the cloths which'll be really wet.. slice the tofu however you'd like it. i like it best in medium sized chunks.


-fry in fry light oil, and season with salt and pepper, or whatever you like, really.
amazing in stir fries and chinese soups etc. you'll grow to like it, if it's cooked right it tastes wicked. hope this helps.

you can also use silken tofu in smoothies, etc. i made a pumpkin pie in october which was incredible. i'm vegan so i used raw pumpkin, mixed with silken tofu, all blended up in a food processor.

also, with the firm tofu, i make 'scrambled egg'. for this, drain as normal, then once it's dry, crumble into different sized pieces- some medium sized, some small, to resemble scrambled egg. start frying up in a pan, add a bit of salt and pepper, and a tiny weeny bit of turmeric and cumin. amaaaaazing with spring onion and grated carrot too, trust me. if you're not vegan you probably won't bother with this, but it's a wicked alternative to egg if you eat dairy free.

Bumping because I want to like it, and maybe some of these ideas will help that happen.

Read this: http://peasandthankyou.com/2011/09/21/thinking-outside-the-lunchbox-tofu-dippers/

So amazing. I cannot stop eating these.

I'm convinced all you "tofu-haters" hate it because you know it's tofu. It gets a bad rap, but if you eat with an open mind (or mouth) you will LOVE IT.

I watched Hungry Girl's Lisa Lillien swapping out a lot of noodle recipes with Tofu noodles ( She endorses House Foods Tofu Shirataki Noodles)

I tried them- tofu has intrigued me but I also had NO idea how to prepare it

Just gotta say, it didn't appeal to me personally,
but it's a great low cal swap if you want to try that too.

Found it @ our local Giant Eagle Store, sure you can google House Foods Tofu Shirataki Noodles and
see what stores in your area might carry it.