Jke wrote:
> Today, I used dried tofu for the first time. Soaked in cold water for a few
> hours (the package said to do this for at elast 10 mins). I found it
> continued to grow slowly over those hours.
>
> Cubed it. It was firmer than regular tofu. Mmore spongy, too.And the taste
> was extremely bland. It was still drier than regular fresh tofu.
>
> Simmered it in a Thai-style coconut sauce (coconut milk, carrots, green
> curry paste, lemon juice, dried tangerine skin, kaffir lime leaves, fish
> sauce, lemon grass. Browned sauteed nions plus spring onios added towards
> then end, then sprinkeled with coriander leaves).
>
> It was wonderful. Much tastier than regular tofu: more bite, and it had
> absorbed the flafvors better, too. I think this is a keeper, even it costs
> mroe than the fresh stuff. Easy to keep in the pantry, too.

I don't know about better than the real thing but this sure sounds like
a great product for breast implants... hey, you can choose your own
firmness and tofu is safe... I just wonder if La Leche League will
approve of your Thai flavored soy milk.

Sheldon