/ck/ - Food & Cooking

I have no idea what tofu even taste like. its one of those things on my "to eat before i die" list but i never got around to it.

>>10962914
It tastes like almost nothing on its own. Texturally, "cottony" tofu is pretty nice and has a pleasing firm texture and a certain sponginess while "silken" tofu is more smooth. Give it a try.

>>10962876

>tofu is an obscure food for crazy hipsters

One of the most popular anime series in America "angel beats" features this dish multiple times. Want to know why it's unpopular? because it's shit.

yorokobe, shounen

>>10962876

>>10962942
>One of the most popular anime series in America "angel beats"
Why oh why that show was such a mediocre piece of rushed shit. the only thing good about it was the music (specifically the opening and ending tunes).

>>10962876
It's top 5 Szechuan dishes but gets ignored because a certain type of person sees tofu and gets scared of da vegunz and clueless vegans then ree when it has meat. Tofu's an ingredient like any other, it's not inherently a meat substitute.

Fuck, gonna make something with my szechuan peppercorn oil now, thanks!

>>10962876
Pig ears in chile sauce

>>10962914
You need to add flavor to the tofu (soy sauce is one of the more commons but just add whatever), but it absorbs flavors well if you press it.

>>10962942
Where is that popular here in the USA?
I've never heard of it before, I don't watch shit because it's "popular" but I'd at least know it's name. Is that some blogger crap?

>>10962914
I eat tofu about every day. I use soft tofu to partner with yogurt to up the protein content, it's just a mild mashy thing with a yogurt like texture. Medium and firm are great in soup, just toss 'em in miso soup or just about any clear broth. You can dredge it in flour and panfry. You can fry it, slice it, and add that to soup, which is delicious.
I haven't made mapo tofu just yet but I'll hunt down the ingredients, I think it needed chili oil or something which I didn't have.

Tofu, yeah, right.

>>10962942
careful boomer, this is a zoomer board now

>>10962876
One dish I've never seen online is boiled taro, dipped in soy sauce. You get taro (the small kind, not the large kind that can have a purple tinge) and boil it. Then peel it and eat it while dipping in soy sauce.

Another great dish that isn't very popular is 白切鸡. This is made by boiling a chicken very gently, then chopping into pieces (chopping through the bone). Then serve with a dipping sauce made of ginger, scallions, salt, oil and water, all blended together. I think it's not popular because when you chop through the bones the liquid is red so it looks undercooked (and maybe is).

>>10962876
Kirei is that you?

Ceviche is probably one of the most underrated foods

>>10962942
Nigga dont make me sad

>>10962876
Asians consist of about 1/3 of the worlds population and they all know it.
More people know mabu tofu than what know the internet.
Get a clue faggot.

Chips, I'm not joking. Make your own with a
high nutrition potato and some fine oil and
you'll never order the sin again.
except maybe mcdonalds fries.

>>10962876
Every casual who's watched food network occasionally knows about mapo tofu. Everyone on /ck/ knows about it, and the majority of the board has never cooked or paid for a meal at a restaurant in their lives. The only reason more people haven't had it is that Szechuan restaurants are pretty rare in lots of places.