who don't like tofu.

What is it about tofu that makes you dislike it?

11/13/2007 4:32:35 PM

its texture.

11/13/2007 4:33:04 PM

its texture.

11/13/2007 4:33:30 PM

Texture

taste

color

smell

hippies

11/13/2007 4:34:18 PM

tastes like shit

pretty much the reason I don't like all food that I don't like

11/13/2007 4:34:20 PM

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"hippies"

11/13/2007 4:35:54 PM

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"tastes like shit pretty much the reason I don't like all food that I don't like "

exactly

11/13/2007 4:36:46 PM

it's not meat

[Edited on November 13, 2007 at 4:38 PM. Reason : and the fact that people pretend it is just as good]

[Edited on November 13, 2007 at 4:38 PM. Reason : ']

11/13/2007 4:37:23 PM

pretentious faggots that eat it because it makes them feel good about themselves

11/13/2007 4:37:26 PM

sometimes it's ok, it depends on the preparation

11/13/2007 4:37:27 PM

taste?

fuckin newbs

11/13/2007 4:38:14 PM

^my thoughts exactly.

But if they're convinced it tastes like shit, there's no point in clearing things up for them.

11/13/2007 4:39:56 PM

soybeans are what food eats

11/13/2007 4:40:43 PM

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"hippies"

11/13/2007 4:42:24 PM

well according to this one song, its killer

11/13/2007 4:43:35 PM

best reason so far^^

[Edited on November 13, 2007 at 4:43 PM. Reason : all is not well on the hippie front]

11/13/2007 4:43:36 PM

^^lol, nice

11/13/2007 4:45:23 PM

One time my mom was on a diet, so she bought a block of it, sliced off a piece and ate it raw. I can understand not liking it under those circumstances.

But it's so gooooood.

11/13/2007 4:47:12 PM

lilly's atomic tofu ftw.

11/13/2007 4:49:04 PM

No, its garbage.

If you wanna be a vegetarian, don't try to make fake-meat products that tastes like meat...just eat fucking fruit and vegetables. If you're that desperate for meat-like products, you shouldn't have become a vegetarian in the first place.

Its the same as dykes using dildos.

11/13/2007 4:49:21 PM

i don't know, ive just found like 95 other things that are much tastier and equally as healthy.

but how can it taste bad? it takes on the taste of anything you cook with it.

11/13/2007 4:50:42 PM

I wouldn't say tofu tastes like meat. Obviously if you cook it in general tsao sauce it's going to taste comparable to general tsao chicken, but that's about it.

11/13/2007 4:51:11 PM

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"texture"

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"it's not meat"

11/13/2007 4:51:59 PM

If you could turn that texture into a sound it would be like "sluuoooorrrrrrrrpppppp."

11/13/2007 4:53:18 PM

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"if you cook it in general tsao sauce it's going to taste comparable to general tsao chicken like tofu in general tso's sauce"

i've had vegetarian products that taste very much like their meat counterparts, chicken nuggets and hotdogs especially, but that's not one of them

[Edited on November 13, 2007 at 4:55 PM. Reason : &]

11/13/2007 4:53:48 PM

Tofu doesn't have much flavor of its own. It tastes like whatever it's cooked in.

if you cook it in general tsao sauce it's going to taste comparable to general tsao chicken like tofu in general tso's sauce

tofu is ok mixed in with a lot of other flavors

11/13/2007 4:56:23 PM

Eh, it's been many years since I've eaten chicken, so I don't really remember what it tastes like. General tsao's tofu is though

11/13/2007 4:58:04 PM

Seriously though, it's the same reason I don't like cauliflower and guacamole.

It has a terrible texture and doesn't add much to the flavor.

11/13/2007 5:00:41 PM

guacamole has a flavor--shit flavor, without the shit aroma

11/13/2007 5:01:39 PM

tofu has no real taste for those of you that think it tastes bad- it absorbs the taste of whatever you cook it in. sooo unless you cook it in shit, it shouldnt taste that way. try cooking it in something tasty

11/13/2007 5:06:31 PM

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"If you wanna be a vegetarian, don't try to make fake-meat products that tastes like meat...just eat fucking fruit and vegetables. If you're that desperate for meat-like products, you shouldn't have become a vegetarian in the first place."

WAT?



Tofu is not a FAKE-MEAT PRODUCT you dummy. Tofu has been made in Asian countries for centuries. You are thinking of TVP/TSP (Textured Vegetable/Soy Protein) made to look and taste like meat. Now that, that's an American invention.

11/13/2007 5:12:00 PM

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"tofu has no real taste for those of you that think it tastes bad- it absorbs the taste of whatever you cook it in. sooo unless you cook it in shit, it shouldnt taste that way. try cooking it in something tasty"

Or you could just, you know, leave it out.

Why put something in a food that will end up tasting exactly the same as everything else?

Tofu is boring.

11/13/2007 5:16:02 PM

tofu is added for nutritional value and to take up space.

11/13/2007 5:16:56 PM

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"Tofu is boring"

so are most complex carbohydrates

[Edited on November 13, 2007 at 5:17 PM. Reason : &]

11/13/2007 5:17:14 PM

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"^my thoughts exactly. But if they're convinced it tastes like shit, there's no point in clearing things up for them."

Horrible argument.

First, it doesn't taste exactly like the food with which it is cooked. There is no way it can absorb the full flavor, so you end up with a bland and watered down version of the original flavor.

Second, food is a combination of flavors. Sauce should taste like sauce. Chicken should taste like chicken. I'm sure I could mix in some toilet paper and it would take on the taste of the sauce, but that would be retarded.

Therefore...

Tofu is a lot like mixing toilet paper in with your food. It's retarded.

11/13/2007 5:19:10 PM

spaghetti sauce with no spaghetti?

11/13/2007 5:20:19 PM

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"Tofu is a lot like mixing toilet paper in with your food. It's retarded."

11/13/2007 5:20:28 PM

i completely agree with:

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"Tofu is a lot like mixing toilet paper in with your food. It's fucking retarded."

11/13/2007 5:24:44 PM

tofu is good

tempeh is better









[Edited on November 13, 2007 at 6:09 PM. Reason : she's got tofu the size of texas]

11/13/2007 6:09:04 PM

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"pretentious faggots that eat it because it makes them feel good about themselves"

11/13/2007 6:12:07 PM

Real men don't eat it, thats why.

11/13/2007 6:14:12 PM

REAL MEN BELITTLE OTHERS ON THE INTERNETS!!!

11/13/2007 6:15:18 PM

^^

yeah, this "real men" clique you're in sounds REAL COOL

11/13/2007 6:17:47 PM

I love the bounty of misinformation here.

The argument of "tofu tastes bad" is a horrible argument because it isn't meant to be eaten uncooked with no accompaniments. Very few things do taste good with no heat applied and no seasoning (hell beef is not that good without at least a little seasoning). So the argument isn't akin to tofu being like putting toilet paper in your food. The argument should be likened to eating raw chicken being horrible (aside from health concerns). Yes, tofu, by itself, with no cooking or seasoning, doesn't taste very good. Neither does chicken or beef or any other proteins for the most part (oysters maybe? though they normally have some seasoning or sauce to go on them.

So yes, "tastes like shit" is an argument from someone who doesn't have a clue of what they are talking about and is pretty much not worth trying to convince otherwise.

On that note, I pretty much only can stand the texture of firm tofu and i like it cut into blocks and sauteed. I love that crispy texture you can get on the outside with the nice soft center. It's a nice flavor and texture contrast.

11/13/2007 6:19:36 PM

I was raised vegetarian and I will admit that tofu is not my favorite, but I cannot say anything really bad about it other than the texture can be strange for someone who finds the texture of their food to be important. But it's a good source of protein and the taste (sorta like mushrooms) is really dependent on how you cook it.

11/13/2007 6:21:27 PM

I think my argument is the most honest and sensible one thus far

11/13/2007 6:22:17 PM

^truth

11/13/2007 6:25:15 PM

^^
you mean this one?

"soybeans are what food eats"

let me fix it for you

"all food is what other food eats"

11/13/2007 6:28:02 PM

Real men aren't insecure and don't care if they're grouped together with pretentious faggots and hippies. They eat tofu because its good, dammit.

11/13/2007 6:28:20 PM

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"Its the same as dykes using dildos."

Hahahahaha.

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"tastes like shit"

Tofu is good stir fried with other things, that's about it. Yeah, tofu has no taste. It is how you cook it and with what you cook it that brings out the texture.

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"Real men don't eat it, thats why."

Some truth, tofu is high in phytoestrogens.

[Edited on November 13, 2007 at 6:29 PM. Reason : a]

11/13/2007 6:28:43 PM