Tofu : tout !

Reblog from the “tofu page”

It’s compilation on the tofu topic…I add data regularly.

3 main tofu textures :

You have Japanese tofu that is :
kinu-dofu, silky tofu
momen-dofu, cotton tofu (translated as *firm tofu* in English)
Both are soft and watery. The first is very soft like egg pudding, the second is soft like starch pudding.
Really firm and dry tofu, the one that has a texture closer to meat is popular in China. It’s uncommon in Japan, except ….

Bottom line : If you like firm tofu…

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Terrine de poisson, et creme de cocos aux coquillages – Fish terrine, clam shell creamy soup. (via Gourmande in Osaka)

Last year…

Baked fish terrine rich in eggs, with beans, and oregano flavor. Served hot, with cold tomato coulis Cocos are French white beans… well I used the local ones. The recipe is like this one, plus the shellfish. Second half of June 2010 : Illustrated Menu First half of June 2010 : Illustrated Menu … Read More

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Negi-yaki… Home-style green okonomiyaki (via Gourmande in Osaka)

Osaka style :

Negi-yaki is a variation of okonomiyaki, where cabbage is replaced by negi green leeks. On the photo (follow like a clock ), you can see : The leek greens being cut with scissors. Fish powder Aonori seaweed powder, Natto, Shirasu fish bait, Maitake mushroom, Ami ebi (salty shrimps), Grated potato. So today's mission is to cook negi-yaki (leek-yaki). In Osaka, classical topping is "gyusuji" which is… some stew of some parts of beef. It's "my ver … Read More

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In the mist of nishin-soba… iwashi-soba (sardine soba soup) (via Gourmande in Osaka)

This is my image of traditional food of Japan… but probably certainly not one of the dishes most Japanese people would present you. When you travel in the misty lands on the West coast of Kyoto Prefecture, going down to the pittoresques villages of fishers, you see many many fish being dried with a lot of care in front of the houses. And most small restaurants propose "nishin soba", a simple bowl of dashi (fish broth), with soba buckwheat noodl … Read More

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Guided tour of my soba closet… (via Gourmande in Osaka)

All about soba and more… What kind of soba do you have in your closet ? What do you prefer ? SOBA DEFINITION Soba is buckwheat in Japanese. A plant, not a real cereal it seems. It is extremely popular in places like Japan, and mountainous areas of Europe, because compared to wheat, it grows more easily in restricted surfaces, on slopes. As the most common (but not unique) buckwheat floor is noodles… soba also took the meaning of "buckwheat no … Read More

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