Poll: Do you eat tofu? / LJWorld.com

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Response		Percent	Votes
Sometimes		31%	220
I’ve never tried it		24%	175
I’ve tried it and hate it		23%	168
I eat it often		20%	144
Total	707

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consumer1 2 years, 1 month ago

Yes, I have and do occasionally. If someone knows how to use it in a meal, it is pretty darn good. Why heck, sometimes I even eat a granola bar. But, don't get me wrong. I will NEVER wear a pair of Birkenstocks or rag wool socks.

artichokeheart 2 years, 1 month ago

I do thanks to the guiltless gourmet, Iv tried s few of her receipes.

scopi_guy 2 years, 1 month ago

Only if it's cooked with something else that has a strong flavor that it'll absorb.

On its own, ugh!

Did_I_say_that 2 years, 1 month ago

I tried it once and promptly spit it out. Yuck!

RoeDapple 2 years, 1 month ago

Well, yes I have . . .

But if you try a few squares of particle board fried in bacon grease you'll never go back.

kernal 2 years, 1 month ago

Not my favorite food, but can get it down if good manners dictate it.

lwctown 2 years, 1 month ago

It goes great with beef.

5thgeneration 2 years, 1 month ago

I eat Central Soyfoods tofu and tempeh. Love their tofu.

equalaccessprivacy 2 years, 1 month ago

Central Soyfoods does an excellent job making tofu--among the best I've tasted.

jonas_opines 2 years, 1 month ago

Good with some thai dishes. It can wind up with so many flavors and consistencies based on how and with what it's prepared, that it's difficult to see how someone could flatly say that they hate it in all its forms

Boston_Corbett 2 years, 1 month ago

Whatever TOB says.

riverdrifter 2 years, 1 month ago

Years ago somebody put a slab of tofu on my grill and turned around and walked off. A few minutes later my lab thought it was grilled to perfection.

monkfellow 2 years, 1 month ago

You don't just "eat" tofu. It must be cooked, or added to a meal to be used.

Pywacket 2 years, 1 month ago

I prefer to chop turkey or beef into little bits and then mold them into tofu-shaped cubes---because everyone knows how much more enjoyable food is if it's pretending to be something it isn't. I call the cubes "turkfu" or "beefu."

ak22 2 years, 1 month ago

ma po tofu...delicious. try it @ encore cafe!

Xwards 2 years, 1 month ago

I like it my hot and sour soup.

independant1 2 years, 1 month ago

I rate tofu right up there with paste, guar gum and soylent green.

Tofu? ITS PEOPLE, I TELL YOU...TOFU IS PEOPLE!

Kris_H 2 years, 1 month ago

It's good a lot of ways. I prefer that someone else keep it and cook it, though. I do like it in hot and sour soup, and I had some marinated, baked tofu from The Merc that was great even by itself, which is unusual for tofu.

What I think is icky are most of the pretend meats. If you want something that tastes and looks like meat, eat meat. My opinion is that vegetables should taste like vegetables and tofu should taste like whatever else you cook it with, the spicier the better. :)

dulcinea47 2 years, 1 month ago

Most vegetarians don't want something that tastes like meat. I think the fake meats are supposed to appeal to people who are trying to eat healthier, maybe... I dunno. Some of them taste okay but you're right, they don't taste like meat and should stop trying to pretend.

dulcinea47 2 years, 1 month ago

Tofu is a blank slate. It is what you make of it. On its own or inadequately seasoned, yuck. Cooked well with a good sauce/flavor it's yummy. I marinate it in soy sauce, garlic, ginger, whatever else sounds good and then bake it, it's delicious.

RETICENT_IRREVERENT 2 years, 1 month ago

Tofu is hormone therapy.

dulcinea47 2 years, 1 month ago

You're only going to get enough to affect you if you eat tons of soy, all the time, everyday. It is in a lot of processed foods so you have to look out for that, but generally speaking, the occasional tofu meal is not going to hurt you at all.

Cappy 2 years, 1 month ago

I know there was some idiot awhile back who said tofu makes you gay because of the psedo-estrogens. If that were true then most of Japan would be gay. There is more real estrogen in beef from the injections they get on the ranch to fatten them up.

CWGOKU 2 years, 1 month ago

I'll eat it if it is wrapped in bacon

somedude20 2 years, 1 month ago

I love meat but a friend and I ordered from Encore and I could not tell which was the teriyaki chicken (mine) and which was the tofu teriyaki chicken (hers). I guess you could bread and fry a rat, people would eat it. Of course deep frying the tofu eliminated most of the healthy elements to it

RETICENT_IRREVERENT 2 years, 1 month ago

"Of course deep frying the tofu eliminated most of the healthy elements to it" - somedude20

You still have the undesirable hormones...

Cappy 2 years, 1 month ago

As I mention above, there are more hormones in beef thanks to ranchers injecting them.

CWGOKU 2 years, 1 month ago

Bacon wrapped, deep fried tofu... might be OK.

Ain't tofu French? Like them little pancakes?

RoeDapple 2 years, 1 month ago

I'll just stick with 'mercun food! Like french fries, tacos and vodka!

gsxr600 2 years, 1 month ago

No thanks I don't want moobs

speak_up 2 years, 1 month ago

Plenty of men eat tofu and don't get moobs. The secret is to get your lazy butt off the couch and exercise a little bit. Funny... the same things helps for carnivores... And I know I've seen far more squishy carnivores than vegetarians.

CWGOKU 2 years, 1 month ago

Just yankin' Autie. I know what tofu is and I am not eating any of it.

Cappy 2 years, 1 month ago

I love it. I'm no vegetarian, but I can make some good tofu dishes. I even worked at Central Soyfoods for a little while when it was at 14th and Mass behind the old Waxman Candle shop. It's good for you, good for the environment, versatile, and cheap!