What does tofu taste like?!


Question: What does tofu taste like!?
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Tofu has no flavor!. It itself is very bland and plain tasting!. In order for it to gain flavor, you have to cook it with other items!. Tofu is like a sponge because it absorbs the flavor of the food it is cooked with!. So people have to be especially careful when cooking it in order to gain the right flavor!. As for the texture, it varies!. Most of the time the tofu I get is very soft and mushy, like yogurt, only thicker!. It's kind of like jello almost but more firm!. Hope I explained this well! :P

P!.S!. In case you were wondering, tofu is an EXCELLENT source of protein for both vegetarians and vegans!.!.!.and even meat eaters, if they want to eat it!Www@FoodAQ@Com

Tofu tastes a bit bland but honestly i love it!. Tofu would taste the same on what you incorporate with it or what you cook with it together!. It somehow absorbs the flavor of the spices you put in and makes it now tasty!. But alone, tofu taste a bit of like nothing!. also, its consistency is like that of chicken!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

nothing on its own,!.!. you have to marinate it to give it a flavour!.

As for texture!.!. it can taste soft like feta cheese or firm depending on what type of tofu you get (soft, medium, firm)!.


Edit: Doug!.!. bean curd and tofu are the same thing!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Tofu is the chicken of the vegan and vegetarian world!. It tastes like what you season it with!. Tofu does vary in consistency, from soft to firm!. Be sure to check the recipe that you are using to get the right consistency!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

my mom says it has no flavor on its own, but it picks up the flavor of the food it touches/is cooked with

she says its good in lasagna because it looks just like cheese and is more filling!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

You don't just "eat" tofu--why would you!? It has no flavor! lol What you're supposed to do with tofu is cook with it!. It is incredibly versatile!. It can be used for sauces, stir-fries, desserts!.!.!.lots of things!Www@FoodAQ@Com

It tastes like whatever you cook it with!. Plain, it's bland, a little cardboard-y, but once you cook it with spices and veggies and sauces, it's delicious!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Tofu really doesn't taste like anything!. I mean like nothing if it's plain!. But if you like um cook stuff with it put suace on it or any of that then it will have the stuff's taste!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Drywall, marinated tofu tastes like drywall with chicken broth!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Tofu tastes like tofu!. It really doesn't taste like anything else and it hard to compare the taste or explain it!. But hey, I like it!Www@FoodAQ@Com

It tastes like nothing!. It's all squishy and weird!. Not a big fan, personally!. Bean curd is much better!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

It really has no flavor--it takes on the flavor of whatever you cook it with!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Like Kelsey said it takes on whatever flavor your cooking with, it is a good source of protein! I use it in my stir fry with veggies!!Www@FoodAQ@Com

Honestly!.!.!.nothingWww@FoodAQ@Com





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