Alright guys...what's the difference between stinky tofu and just old tofu? Some nasty tofu I just discovered in far corners of the frige sparked my curiousity. No I don't want to eat it...it's in the trash now...just wondering. Like no one gets sick eating stinky tofu...but I know I would get sick from this..just know it. LOL. What is the difference...cause there has got to be one................right?
2007-11-18 17:20:53 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Vegetarian & Vegan
Stinky tofu is some sort of weird tofu. Not the stuff I found in my frige..that's rotten tofu. This stuff isn't rotten..it's something...but not rotten. I don't know quite how it's made..I think it's put in mold or something...sort of like cheese. The outside is moldy..the inside isn't fresh..but that exactly what was supposed to happen and what's desired/perfect...and therfore considered fresh. I don't know I'm just guessing here about it's origins..but for those who know what I'm talking about why don't we get sick from that stuff and we do from rotten tofu?
2007-11-18 19:01:48 · update #1
It all smells awful, tastes like crap and looks like a bowl of dog puke...sorry
2007-11-19 05:54:49 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Stinky tofu is basically pickled/fermented in brine. You throw the stuff into a pot with a salty solution, add some shrimp and veggies, and wait for the bacteria to make it have that lacy texture you get on stinky tofu.
Fry it up and there you go.
2007-11-19 01:38:23 · answer #2 · answered by drusillaslittleboot 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, stinky tofu has been fermented, just like miso, natto, or tempeh is fermented.
I really like the stuff. The first time I saw it at my Chinese friend's house... uuuug what the hell is that... don't eat that.. it's rotten...!! You're going to kill yourself.
But I learnt that there are all sorts of different kinds of this fermented stinky tofu... some reek like blue cheese, some are very sweet and taste more like shiro miso, others are fermented in wine... there are literally hundreds of different kinds and they all have their own flavours and textures.
2007-11-19 09:28:43 · answer #3 · answered by Scocasso ! 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Tofu is a bean curd and a soft food with no distinctive flavor made from coagulated soybean extract pressed into a cake. Paneer is a South Asia curd cheese used in cooking and a curd cheese used especially as an ingredient in cooking. Paneer is a good diet meal.
2016-05-24 03:50:08 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Stinky" bean curd (tofu is just the Japanese name for soybean curd. It has different names in different countries of origin.) is fermented. It is allowed to ferment like cheese and is totally edible. Its definitely an acquired taste and not for everybody. It is a much sought after delicacy in some Asian countries but mostly found in China.
2007-11-18 21:40:37 · answer #5 · answered by exsft 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Um... stinky tofu? I haven't heard of that. Tofu doesn't smell like much of anything when it's fresh... just a mild, slightly earthy-green smell. Or it smells like the packaging.
2007-11-18 17:47:39 · answer #6 · answered by Julia S 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Fresh (non spoiled) tofu has no odor. If it's stinky, it's old/bad.
2007-11-18 17:43:50 · answer #7 · answered by justme 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
They've both gone bad.
2007-11-18 17:23:27 · answer #8 · answered by beffie 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋