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Women are testing men's tofu tolerance. Here's why (www.usatoday.com)

submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by inari@piefed.zip to c/vegan@slrpnk.net

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[–] dream_weasel@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Hot take:

This article is probably on to something for guys who knee-jerk say that tofu is bad, (that disgust reaction also maps pretty nicely to conservative vs liberal views as a fun extra fact), but also... tofu is fine.

It is not great, it's not bad, it's fine. There are a few dishes I prefer it, and I like fish tofu and soft tofu for hot pot, but generally it's fine.

What I really think is that this article is picking a fight, and that's cool with me because tomorrow night I'm getting a dry aged wagyu ribeye for my birthday. I feel a little guilty about it, but I feel the same amount of guilty as I feel sorry for the insecure person who wrote this article as a burn.

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[–] inari@piefed.zip 14 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Tofu is as good as the chef who prepares it. Could be bland, could be fuckin amazing, depending on how it's made

[–] dream_weasel@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 months ago (3 children)

I've never had bad tofu, but I've also never had tofu that blew my tits clean off.

[–] sem@piefed.blahaj.zone 6 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I have definitely had bad tofu, and it was my own fault

[–] dream_weasel@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I am here to know how because it means you did it in the context of a bigger dish. Story time?

[–] sem@piefed.blahaj.zone 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Not really.

Had old tofu in fridge. Didn't really drain it. Tried to fry it. Disaster. Old tofu past its prime with liquid definitely has a bad taste.

I have also had amazing tofu. There is a place near me that does a crispy tofu with a dry rub similar to crispy chicken.

[–] dream_weasel@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 months ago

That does sound good.

[–] xep@discuss.online 3 points 3 months ago

Good news, bad tofu is a delicacy in Taiwan: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stinky_tofu

[–] CookieOfFortune@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago

You can definitely have bad tofu. It can be overly hard but not in a crunchy kind of way. Just tough.

[–] nooch@lemmy.vg 2 points 3 months ago

I have had my mind blown by some Asian tofu dishes, not very often but it's happened.