Somewhat square in appearance
Feels soft and silky.
Discovered by the Chinese over 2000 years ago
Loved by vegans
Guess what am I?
I am Tofu.
Sometimes known as the "Cheese of Asia" as I resemble a block of farmer's cheese. However, believe me, I taste entirely different from my friend, The Cheese. Neither do you ever see me being given out as tasting samples at supermarkets nor being eaten while sipping wine at parties like The Cheese.
I will tell you why although it is going to hurt my feelings and pride.
The reason is because I taste bland.
Yes, bland, as in I can never excites those tiny thousands taste buds in your mouth.
I am not strong in taste. Therefore not very interesting to be put inside your mouth unless you are a vegetarian.
Nevertheless, I am proud to say that I benefit you as well. I am highly rich in calcium, protein and iron. I have the ability to lower your cholesterol by 30% if you consume me on a daily basis. I am also easily digestible, meaning that I am good for you if you are on diet. Although I can never compete in taste with The Cheese, but thanks to the creativeness of many chefs, I taste equally as good if I am blended in with either savory,sweet or spicy dishes.
The next time you make a trip to the supermarket, invest in me.
You will learn to treasure me as you get to know me!
Cheers to Tofu!! I mean cheers to Me!!
5 comments:
I am going to have tofu this weekend! I am going to lunch with a friend I haven't seen since before Phil's softball team ended their season, and we eat at a restaurant that has Chinese and American food. I always get the szechuan tofu, which is tofu in cubes and sauteed with a dark, spicy sauce (I get it as spicy as I can) with vegetables over rice. Yum! Also good for you if you are vegetarian.
Have you heard of the 'Chinese Restaurant Syndrome' phrase before?
I look forward to your blogging this year too! Sandy hardly blogs although she writes very well.
I will look up "Chinese Restaurant Syndrome." I did order the tofu and unfortunately, I think the tofu was spoiled :(. So although I didn't eat much of the tofu, I ate all the vegetables and they made the sauce very spicy for me!
Oh!! Such a bad case then. But it is always better if you buy the fresh tofu from the stall and make your own dish with it.
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