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On Wed, 16 Apr 2008 10:30:21 -0700, Blinky the Shark
> wrote: >Andy wrote: > >> notbob said... >> >>> Actually, it's mutant filler food. If Monsanto has its way, you'll be >>> paying them royalties for the priveledge of eating it. >>> >>> nb >> >> >> nb, >> >> I DID think about "Monsantofu"!!! :( > >Tofu is Soylent Off-White. <snort> your pal, blake |
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James Silverton wrote: > > Andy wrote on Thu, 17 Apr 2008 10:43:15 -0500: > > ??>> On 2008-04-17, Andy <q> wrote: > ??>>> > ??>>> Don't forget sprouts! ;) > ??>> > ??>> Agreed, Andy. I prefer soy sprouts over the more > ??>> ubiquitous mung bean sprouts. I like edamame, too. In > ??>> fact, I like soy beans just about any way EXCEPT as tofu. > > ??>> nb > > A> nb, > > A> I got on the sprouts bandwagon briefly, until the time of > A> the salmonella (?) scare for alfalfa sprouts. Good flavor, > A> lousy consistency. I should probably give sprouts another > A> chance. > > A> I've never tried actual soy beans, just as vegetable oil. > > Steamed soy beans are one of the tastiest things as snacks, > think Edamame! If you are worried about salmonella in sprouts, a > quick blanching: throw into boiling water, strain when the water > boils again and cool off in cold water, does not damage the > texture much but kills off the bacteria. Or just grow your own sprouts since that's pretty easy to do even for folks in urban areas. |
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On Wed, 16 Apr 2008 16:52:07 -0400, Goomba38 >
wrote: >Serene wrote: > >>> Wow, so far none of us LOVE it??? I'm laughing on my chair right >>> now. :~) >> >> Well, I love it, and apparently, so do 2 other people. :-) >> >> Serene > >I don't "love it" but I do respect it :) i don't love it but i told it i did. it seemed the polite thing to do. your pal, blake |
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"Dan Abel" > wrote > Somebody in the Ikea thread was complaining about how bland the boiled > potatoes were. I couldn't believe that. Then I thought, maybe they are > eating them *plain*? That somebody would be me. Yes, growing up we often had boiled potatoes as a side dish. Plain. nancy |
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blake murphy wrote:
> On Wed, 16 Apr 2008 16:52:07 -0400, Goomba38 > > wrote: > >> Serene wrote: >> >>>> Wow, so far none of us LOVE it??? I'm laughing on my chair right >>>> now. :~) >>> >>> Well, I love it, and apparently, so do 2 other people. :-) >>> >>> Serene >> >> I don't "love it" but I do respect it :) > > i don't love it but i told it i did. it seemed the polite thing to > do. lol |
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James Silverton said...
> Steamed soy beans are one of the tastiest things as snacks, > think Edamame! If you are worried about salmonella in sprouts, a > quick blanching: throw into boiling water, strain when the water > boils again and cool off in cold water, does not damage the > texture much but kills off the bacteria. James, Thanks for the suggestion and pointer! Andy |
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Pete C. said...
> Or just grow your own sprouts since that's pretty easy to do even for > folks in urban areas. Pete C, Maybe indoors with a plant light. I've proven myself to have a brown thumb. I'll have to research how fast they grow and is it worth the cost and effort. I don't want to grow a tray of sprouts and it only fits on a couple of hoagies. Outside, I'd wager the deer would feast on them before I could. And they wait until the "peak of freshness" to devour them, like everything else that grows. Andy |
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Nancy Young wrote:
> "jmcquown" > wrote > >> While I agree turkey is bland and often boring, veal can be exquisite with >> little or no help from anything! :) > > What, exactly, is tofu's claim to fame? Is it a meatless source of protein? That's its claim to fame in Western culture. In Asian history, it's been enjoyed on its own merits for many years before we got hold of it. Serene |
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Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Apr 16, 10:41 am, "James Silverton" > > wrote: >> IMHO, I have yet to detect a taste or texture in plain tofu tho' >> the fried >> stuff has a little. Freeze-dried tofu is a bit of an improvement >> and the >> Japanese once made that naturally on farms by using the >> difference in night and day temperatures. Marinated, baked tofu >> gains a little texture but the taste is that of the marinade! > > It has a taste. It tastes like tofu. Admittedly, it's not a strong > taste, but > it's there. People also say that plain rice has no taste, but it > tastes > like rice, just as you'd expect. *Exactly*. Serene |
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Andy wrote: > > Pete C. said... > > > Or just grow your own sprouts since that's pretty easy to do even for > > folks in urban areas. > > Pete C, > > Maybe indoors with a plant light. I've proven myself to have a brown thumb. > I'll have to research how fast they grow and is it worth the cost and effort. > I don't want to grow a tray of sprouts and it only fits on a couple of > hoagies. > > Outside, I'd wager the deer would feast on them before I could. And they wait > until the "peak of freshness" to devour them, like everything else that > grows. > > Andy The deer would be one of your sources of contamination. Indoors on a window sill in containers that have been cleaned properly is how you keep contamination away. I believe they sprout rather quickly so you should be able to grow an adequate supply without too much hassle. |
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"Nancy Young" > wrote in
> What, exactly, is tofu's claim to fame? Is it a meatless source of > protein? There are plenty of meatless sources of protein, but soy protein is one of only a few major vegetable proteins that is nutritionally complete. The glitch is that soybeans are also extremely high fat; tofu has most of the fat removed by a curdling process. Steve |
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On Apr 17, 11:55*am, "Giusi" > wrote:
> "Cindy Hamilton" > ha scritto nel messaggio > news:2ce66d43-36ec-446f- > It also has a texture. *Somewhat custardy. *The only thing without a > texture > is air. > > Cindy Hamilton > > Clearly you were never in Elizabeth City, NJ, Pittsburgh nor Erie in the > 1960s. No. However, I was in Gary, Indiana, during that time. The air was pretty... crunchy. Cindy Hamilton |
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"Serene" > wrote in message ... > maxine in ri wrote: > >> I _love_ chocolate. I _like_ tofu. > > I love tofu. I can take chocolate or leave it. > > Yes, I'm aware that I'm a Martian. :-) Then I'm a Martini :^) TammyM, _LOVES_ tofu ... and chocolate for that matter |
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blake murphy wrote:
> On Wed, 16 Apr 2008 10:30:21 -0700, Blinky the Shark > > wrote: > >>Andy wrote: >> >>> notbob said... >>> >>>> Actually, it's mutant filler food. If Monsanto has its way, you'll be >>>> paying them royalties for the priveledge of eating it. >>>> >>>> nb >>> >>> >>> nb, >>> >>> I DID think about "Monsantofu"!!! :( >> >>Tofu is Soylent Off-White. > > <snort> People are the soy in Soylent. -- Blinky Killing all posts from Google Groups The Usenet Improvement Project: http://improve-usenet.org Blinky: http://blinkynet.net |
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On Apr 16, 10:20*am, ChattyCathy > wrote:
> Lou Decruss wrote: > > > I got the #1 spot, but I don't need any more hats so #2 can have it. > > I'll find a picture of the type hats I like. <g> > > Too generous of you, like I told Andy LOL! > > > > > I played *around with tofu when the youngest went veggie. *Not too > > many things I dislike but tofu sucks. > > I've tried it a few times, didn't like it. DH remembers something along > the lines of 'deep fried ginger tofu' that was available in the > 'canteen' when he was back at 'varsity... We've tried to make it > ourselves a few times, but it never came out the way he remembered it, > and I'm no help because I am not keen on it either. The damn stuff is > only available at a few select asian markets 'round here and it's pretty > expensive, IMHO - well at least here it is. Deep fried tofu with a few onions, soy sauce, garlic and ginger is excellent but I have never managed to duplicate it at home. I am beginning to suspect that I just need to use more oil to maintain the heat as I seem to have the same kind of problem with fries at times. I used to eat it often enought at a cafe near the unversity that the owner used me to demonstrate that non-Chinese people would eat the dish. John Kane , Kingston ON Canada |
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On Apr 16, 10:48*am, "kilikini" > wrote:
> ChattyCathy wrote: > > Lou Decruss wrote: > > >> I got the #1 spot, but I don't need any more hats so #2 can have it. > >> I'll find a picture of the type hats I like. <g> > > > Too generous of you, like I told Andy LOL! > > >> I played *around with tofu when the youngest went veggie. *Not too > >> many things I dislike but tofu sucks. > > > I've tried it a few times, didn't like it. DH remembers something > > along the lines of 'deep fried ginger tofu' that was available in the > > 'canteen' when he was back at 'varsity... We've tried to make it > > ourselves a few times, but it never came out the way he remembered it, > > and I'm no help because I am not keen on it either. The damn stuff is > > only available at a few select asian markets 'round here and it's > > pretty expensive, IMHO - well at least here it is. > > I've had it deep fried before and it was awesome. *I tried to make it at > home with no success. *Luckily, here, it isn't really expensive and you can > find it in any grocery store. I've had same problem. I am starting to think that I just need to use more oil to maintain the amount of heat in the pot. John Kane Kingston ON Canada |
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On Thu, 17 Apr 2008 12:05:26 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote: >On Apr 17, 11:55*am, "Giusi" > wrote: >> "Cindy Hamilton" > ha scritto nel messaggio >> news:2ce66d43-36ec-446f- >> It also has a texture. *Somewhat custardy. *The only thing without a >> texture >> is air. >> >> Cindy Hamilton >> >> Clearly you were never in Elizabeth City, NJ, Pittsburgh nor Erie in the >> 1960s. > >No. However, I was in Gary, Indiana, during that time. The air was >pretty... >crunchy. > >Cindy Hamilton Ahhhh... Gary. What a beautiful city.... Lou |
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"Steve Pope" > wrote > "Nancy Young" > wrote in > >> What, exactly, is tofu's claim to fame? Is it a meatless source of >> protein? > > There are plenty of meatless sources of protein, but soy protein is > one of only a few major vegetable proteins that is nutritionally > complete. The glitch is that soybeans are also extremely high fat; > tofu has most of the fat removed by a curdling process. Thanks for that info, interesting. I didn't grow up eating tofu, I guess my father didn't like it or whatever, because my Japanese stepmother only served food he liked. She eats tofu now that he's gone. nancy |
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"Blinky the Shark" schrieb : > blake murphy wrote: > >> On Wed, 16 Apr 2008 10:30:21 -0700, Blinky the Shark wrote: >> >>>Andy wrote: >>> >>>> notbob said... >>>> >>>>> Actually, it's mutant filler food. If Monsanto has its way, you'll be >>>>> paying them royalties for the priveledge of eating it. >>>>> >>>>> nb >>>> >>>> >>>> nb, >>>> >>>> I DID think about "Monsantofu"!!! :( >>> >>>Tofu is Soylent Off-White. >> >> <snort> > > People are the soy in Soylent. > Nope; Soylent Brown is Hamsters !!! Then there's the non-kosher Soylent : Goylent .... Cheers, Michael Kuettner |
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Michael Kuettner wrote:
> "Blinky the Shark" schrieb : >> blake murphy wrote: >> People are the soy in Soylent. >> > Nope; Soylent Brown is Hamsters !!! Soylent Clear is Scientologists! Serene |
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On 2008-04-18, Serene > wrote:
> Soylent Clear is Scientologists! LOL! |
(2008-04-16) New survey on the RFC site: Tofu... love it or hateit?
On Thu, 17 Apr 2008 09:36:51 -0500, Andy <q> wrote:
>sf said... > >> On Thu, 17 Apr 2008 08:28:29 -0400, "Nancy Young" > >> wrote: >> >>> >>>"jmcquown" > wrote >>> >>>> While I agree turkey is bland and often boring, veal can be exquisite >>>> with little or no help from anything! :) >>> >>>What, exactly, is tofu's claim to fame? Is it a meatless source of >>>protein? >>> >> It's an inexpensive animal free protein. Our everyday cooking is more >> influenced by Asia out here, but its popularity sprang out of the >> Flower Power era. > > >Don't forget sprouts! ;) > OH, yeah! Except bean sprouts are so common they aren't even considered, but I crave alfalfa sprouts whenever I have a sandwich that uses lettuce. -- See return address to reply by email remove the smile first |
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On Thu, 17 Apr 2008 10:43:15 -0500, Andy <q> wrote:
>notbob said... > >> On 2008-04-17, Andy <q> wrote: >>> >>> Don't forget sprouts! ;) >> >> Agreed, Andy. I prefer soy sprouts over the more ubiquitous mung bean >> sprouts. I like edamame, too. In fact, I like soy beans just about any >> way EXCEPT as tofu. >> >> nb > > >nb, > >I got on the sprouts bandwagon briefly, until the time of the salmonella >(?) scare for alfalfa sprouts. Good flavor, lousy consistency. I should >probably give sprouts another chance. > >I've never tried actual soy beans, just as vegetable oil. > they seem easy enough to produce, if you plan to eat them on a regular basis -- See return address to reply by email remove the smile first |
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sf said...
> On Thu, 17 Apr 2008 10:43:15 -0500, Andy <q> wrote: > >>notbob said... >> >>> On 2008-04-17, Andy <q> wrote: >>>> >>>> Don't forget sprouts! ;) >>> >>> Agreed, Andy. I prefer soy sprouts over the more ubiquitous mung bean >>> sprouts. I like edamame, too. In fact, I like soy beans just about any >>> way EXCEPT as tofu. >>> >>> nb >> >> >>nb, >> >>I got on the sprouts bandwagon briefly, until the time of the salmonella >>(?) scare for alfalfa sprouts. Good flavor, lousy consistency. I should >>probably give sprouts another chance. >> >>I've never tried actual soy beans, just as vegetable oil. >> > they seem easy enough to produce, if you plan to eat them on a regular > basis There was a great deli across from high school that had sprouts as an option. A STUFFED roast beef hoagie with little dainty alfalfa sprouts in it. :D Good eats AND how to pickup girls. Andy |
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On Fri, 18 Apr 2008 04:40:41 -0500, Andy <q> wrote:
>Good eats AND how to pickup girls. <laugh> Boys will eat almost anything if they can pick up girls while doing it. -- See return address to reply by email remove the smile first |
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"notbob" schrieb : > On 2008-04-17, Dave Smith > wrote: > >> to replicate it at home. I have done veal schnitzels and had them in >> restaurants and frankly, it is no better than pork schnitzel. > > A few years ago, a well known restaurant was busted for substituting pork > for veal chops. I don't think much of veal. > Good veal is one of the best meats (de gustibus etc). If it doesn't taste good, ther may be two reasons (a) the poor calf has been shot with hormones and antibiotics for fast growth. That leads to tasteless meat. (b) The restaurant cooked them like pork, ie too long. When overcooked, the meat looses flavour. Cheers, Michael Kuettner |
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On Thu, 17 Apr 2008 08:34:27 -0700, "TammyM" >
wrote: > >"Sheldon" > wrote in message ... >"TammyM" wrote: >> "Goomba38" wrote >> >> > Would you be willing to share? >> >> Sure, Goomb. ?And ya know, I misspoke. ? > >Misspoke? > >Um, Goomb... that sure sounds like flirtatious pillow talk to me... > >If that sounds like "flirtatious pillow talk" to you, Shel, you have, >contrary to popular opinion and your own braggadocio, led a very >sheltered-one-might-almost-say monastic life. > >:^) > >TammyM > the boys down at the bus station think he's sweet. your pal, blake |
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On Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:26:54 GMT, "Pete C." >
wrote: > >blake murphy wrote: >> >> On Thu, 17 Apr 2008 08:04:53 -0500, "Pete C." > >> wrote: >> >> > >> >jmcquown wrote: >> >> >> >> sf wrote: >> >> > On Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:41:33 GMT, "James Silverton" >> >> > > wrote: >> >> > >> >> >> IMHO, I have yet to detect a taste or texture in plain tofu tho' >> >> >> the fried stuff has a little. >> >> > >> >> > Tofu is the new veal/turkey... it takes on the flavor of whatever you >> >> > marinade it in or whatever else you use to flavor it. >> >> > >> >> While I agree turkey is bland and often boring, veal can be exquisite with >> >> little or no help from anything! :) >> > >> >While the mass produced turkey is certainly bland, if you go out hunting >> >and get yourself a wild turkey (not the one in a bottle), you'll find >> >that they actually have flavor. >> >> the one in the bottle has a pretty definite flavor also. > >Indeed, but I don't think anyone has suggested that Wild Turkey was >bland however. maybe compared to moonshine. your pal, blake |
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jmcquown wrote:
> > > > > Tofu is the new veal/turkey... it takes on the flavor of whatever you > > marinade it in or whatever else you use to flavor it. > > > While I agree turkey is bland and often boring, veal can be exquisite with > little or no help from anything! :) I am not sure that bland is the word for turkey, though I prefer the dark meat because is has more and better flavour. Veal can be exquisite, but IMP it is not easy to make it. It needs a bit of work to make it good, though I must say that a grilled veal chop can be pretty tasty with minimal effort. |
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Nancy Young wrote: > "jmcquown" > wrote > > > While I agree turkey is bland and often boring, veal can be exquisite with > > little or no help from anything! :) > > What, exactly, is tofu's claim to fame? Is it a meatless source of protein? That's about it Nancy. It is a good source of protein, especially for those who don't eat much meat. It certainly is not a source of flavour. |
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On Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:34:32 +0200, "Michael Kuettner"
> wrote: > >Then there's the non-kosher Soylent : Goylent .... > >Cheers, > >Michael Kuettner > <snort> jesus, the jews are running everything... your pal, blake |
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On Thu, 17 Apr 2008 17:34:08 -0700, Serene >
wrote: >Michael Kuettner wrote: >> "Blinky the Shark" schrieb : >>> blake murphy wrote: > >>> People are the soy in Soylent. >>> >> Nope; Soylent Brown is Hamsters !!! > >Soylent Clear is Scientologists! > >Serene stop, you're killing me... your pal, blake |
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sf said...
> On Fri, 18 Apr 2008 04:40:41 -0500, Andy <q> wrote: > >>Good eats AND how to pickup girls. > > <laugh> Boys will eat almost anything if they can pick up girls while > doing it. Truth be told? TRUE! You hungry? Andy |
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In article >,
"TammyM" > wrote: > "notbob" > wrote in message > ... > > On 2008-04-16, Dave Smith > wrote: > > > >> tofu sauce, and that is not very appealing to me. You need a sauce to > >> flavour tofu, not a tofu sauce to flavour something else. > > > > What? You saying tofu tofu is not a valid use of tofu? Spray a little > > Round Up on it. > > > nb, they're going to take away your California residency if you don't stop > bad mouthing tofu :-) > I actually love the stuff - I was one of the two - I'll snack on it lightly > salted, or sprinkled with whatever seasoning. I agree with the poster who > said that it shouldn't be used to imitate meat. It ain't meat, and no > gussying up is gonna turn this particular <ahem> sow's ear into a silk > purse. I do like it fried, either deep or lightly. Our local natural foods > co-op sells a commercially prepared BBQ sauced tofu that is divine in both > flavor and texture. Deborah Madison, predictably, has a cookbook devoted to > tofu recipes. I have it, like it, and use it often. > I'm with you, Tammy. I have never been a big fan of simulated meat. Some of the veggie burgers are fine, but I run from tofu hot dogs or fake chicken cutlets. I will eat tofu in soups and occasionally in stir-fries. Pork and oyster sauce do wonders for it. Cindy, ducking flames from the hard core vegetarians -- C.J. Fuller Delete the obvious to email me |
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In article >, Andy <q> wrote:
> Pete C. said... > > > Or just grow your own sprouts since that's pretty easy to do even for > > folks in urban areas. > > > Pete C, > > Maybe indoors with a plant light. I've proven myself to have a brown thumb. > I'll have to research how fast they grow and is it worth the cost and effort. > I don't want to grow a tray of sprouts and it only fits on a couple of > hoagies. > Back in the day, I bought a sprout-growing kit: basically a mayo jar with three different screen tops for different sized sprouts. You soak the beans (or alfalfa seeds) for a little bit, drain, and then sit the jar on its side in a dark cupboard for a couple of days. But don't forget they're in said cupboard... Cindy -- C.J. Fuller Delete the obvious to email me |
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On Fri, 18 Apr 2008 12:26:21 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote: > > >Nancy Young wrote: > >> "jmcquown" > wrote >> >> > While I agree turkey is bland and often boring, veal can be exquisite with >> > little or no help from anything! :) >> >> What, exactly, is tofu's claim to fame? Is it a meatless source of protein? > >That's about it Nancy. It is a good source of protein, especially for those who >don't eat much meat. It certainly is not a source of flavour. > but to many, that's the attraction. you can spice or marinate it to make it taste however you want. your pal, blake |
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On Sat 19 Apr 2008 09:36:43a, blake murphy told us...
> On Fri, 18 Apr 2008 12:26:21 -0400, Dave Smith > > wrote: > >> >> >>Nancy Young wrote: >> >>> "jmcquown" > wrote >>> >>> > While I agree turkey is bland and often boring, veal can be >>> > exquisite with little or no help from anything! :) >>> >>> What, exactly, is tofu's claim to fame? Is it a meatless source of >>> protein? >> >>That's about it Nancy. It is a good source of protein, especially for >>those who don't eat much meat. It certainly is not a source of flavour. >> > > but to many, that's the attraction. you can spice or marinate it to > make it taste however you want. > > your pal, > blake > I suppose, Blake, but I generally like for for what "it* tastes like, not for what I can *make* it taste like. That's not to say that I don't herbs and spices in what I cook, but you'd have to go a long way for me to want to eat tofu with any frequency. -- Wayne Boatwright ------------------------------------------- Saturday, 04(IV)/19(XIX)/08(MMVIII) ------------------------------------------- Countdown till Memorial Day 5wks 1dys 14hrs 20mins ------------------------------------------- You took my breath away and now I want it back. ------------------------------------------- |
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"Dan Abel" wrote
>> What, exactly, is tofu's claim to fame? Is it a meatless source of >> protein? > It tastes good? Grin, it has little flavor and what it does have is delicate. Like rice, it will pick up the flavor of anything else used with it. > Vegetarians who like it use it as a meat substitute. It is often cooked > with meat, though. It's cooked with all sorts of things or eaten alone. I use it fairly often (once a week at least) in some dish or other. Rather rarely (twice a year?) I will end up with some of it just 'sauteed' with a sauce and eaten just like that. |
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On Sat, 19 Apr 2008 16:44:19 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
> wrote: >On Sat 19 Apr 2008 09:36:43a, blake murphy told us... > >> On Fri, 18 Apr 2008 12:26:21 -0400, Dave Smith >> > wrote: >> >>> >>> >>>Nancy Young wrote: >>> >>>> "jmcquown" > wrote >>>> >>>> > While I agree turkey is bland and often boring, veal can be >>>> > exquisite with little or no help from anything! :) >>>> >>>> What, exactly, is tofu's claim to fame? Is it a meatless source of >>>> protein? >>> >>>That's about it Nancy. It is a good source of protein, especially for >>>those who don't eat much meat. It certainly is not a source of flavour. >>> >> >> but to many, that's the attraction. you can spice or marinate it to >> make it taste however you want. >> >> your pal, >> blake >> > >I suppose, Blake, but I generally like for for what "it* tastes like, not >for what I can *make* it taste like. That's not to say that I don't herbs >and spices in what I cook, but you'd have to go a long way for me to want >to eat tofu with any frequency. i'm not a tofu fan either. just sayin', that's all. your pal, blake |
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