The best tasting is homemade. I make my own and it is so good I can eat it raw without sauce.
Store brands - Mori Nu silken is great for desserts and shakes, no beany taste to it. It comes in a foil package and is vacuum packed - it will last a long time unopened.
Chinese style is good for main dishes, appetizers and soups. Freeze it and it develops a chewier consistency that is good in chilis and lasagnes. Look for Nasoya, although all of these brands - packed in plastic and water - are similar. thay last about two months unopened.
2007-03-21 08:28:22
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answered by Johann 2
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The taste depends on the style of tofu, the taste difference between brands is probably very small. You can get tofu in the health food/organic/asian section of a regular supermarket. If you go to a health/organic store (Whole Foods) then it is in another location, like refrigerated/dairy. You can typically find it in a plastic carton with a plastic film on top in firm/soft/silken varieties. You can also get non-refrigerated box tofu (box like a juice drink box). These last 1-2 months or so, check the expiration date. In Asian markets you can find about 1-2 dozen kinds, the premarinated kind is quite good, you can cook it without adding anything and it has a lot of flavor. You can get pressed, baked, BBQ, marinated, fried, etc.. in a various shapes too.
2007-03-22 02:55:56
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answered by FM 4
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I don't remember the brand, I just recognize the package. It's usually with the produce. In my case, near the organic or ethnic foods. I like the extra firm tofu.
For a good recipe, go to epicurious.com and type in hot and sour soup. OMG it's so good!
2007-03-21 12:50:59
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answered by chefgrille 7
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Brands pretty much taste the same. Artisan tofu is becoming more popular as people discover that FRESH fu has TONS more flavor.
I got a soy milk maker and started making my own.
There are several different textures. Buy texture depending on what you wish to make.
Silk fu makes great shakes and smoothies.
Soft fu for pies and desserts.
Medium fu for scrambles or anything calling for "ground beef"
Firm and extra firm for grilling or using as deli slices.
You can freeze fu to give it a more "meaty" texture. Makes it chewy. Open the package. Drain all the water. Give the fu a little squeeze (this only works for medium, firm or extra firm - don't try it with silk or soft) Then wrap it in plastic and freeze it. You can freeze it for a day, or a week or a month. Then thaw it. Use it after it's completely thawed.
After you open a pack, you should use the fu within 5 days. Be sure to change the water every day. Keeps it fresh. Each day and each water change you're losing a little flavor.
I love to marinate fu in Soy Vey.
http://www.soyvay.com/
If you've got a dehydrator, you can marinate thinly sliced extra firm fu in soy vey (I love WasabiYaki) then dehydrate it for a day for YUMMY Soy Jerky!!!
I'm fond of medium fu for scrambles. I use liberal amounts of turmeric and Nutritional Yeast in my scrambles. Don't confuse active dry yeast or brewer's yeast. They don't taste good. Don't buy a bottle of Twin Lab Yeast. It's brewers. It's bitter. But very nutritious!!!
You can use firm and extra firm fu cubed in salads or stir fries. Also miso soup.
How about your soft fu? Take one pack of soft fu. One bag of semi-sweet choco chips. Melt the chips in a double boiler. Put them - and your fu - in a blender. Add about a teaspoon of vanilla.
Pour the "batter" into either dessert cups or a Keebler Graham Cracker crust. Yum Yum.
Top with Soyatoo. Soyatoo is tricky. Make sure it sits out for about 5 minutes then shake the bananas out of it. Otherwise you just spray out the air and the whole can goes to waste. But the stuf is UBER yum.
2007-03-22 15:08:55
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answered by Max Marie, OFS 7
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Tofu can be found in most supermarkets near the produce.
There is an expiration date on all packages.
2007-03-21 12:47:19
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answered by KathyS 7
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they all taste the same, the best testing one to me is firm
and the baked tofu, sometimes called bean curd
2007-03-21 12:50:21
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answered by mikedrazenhero 5
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Well, it depends, there are several types of tofu. One is "soft" while others may be "normal" or "mild".
2007-03-21 12:42:54
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answered by Anonymous
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asian markets..the soft tofu, i forgot what it's called, but it comes in a tube shaped plastic thing
2007-03-21 12:42:27
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answered by Your_Star 6
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