Have you ever tried stinky tofu (fried)?

[DBL]

Don't they use fermented tofu in Pad Thai? If so, I don't recall it stinking.

 

[Konigin]

I try to stay away from all forms of Tofu.

 

[amoeba]

Originally posted by: DBL
Don't they use fermented tofu in Pad Thai? If so, I don't recall it stinking.

no they do not. Just regular tofu.

 

[DBL]

Originally posted by: amoeba

Originally posted by: DBL
Don't they use fermented tofu in Pad Thai? If so, I don't recall it stinking.

no they do not. Just regular tofu.

It's definitely not regular tofu. It brown in color with a hardened skin. Is it something different altogether?

 

[Noirish]

many people are reluctant to try ethnic food, they are missing out.
of course, there are some that looks nasty and tastes nasty.

 

[boyRacer]

Originally posted by: kerokeroppi82
good stuff

 

[dighn]

tastes great

but if u haven't tried it, you probably shouldn't cuz it does smell very bad.

 

[Pepsei]

Originally posted by: 777php
When I went to Taiwan, all the night markets smelled like stinky tofu. Personally I like all tofu except the hard ones, I prefer silken tofu.

I also tried pigs blood for the first time and it wasn't too bad. It was mixed with rice and then congealed on a stick, looked like a popsicle.

I'd have disagree on that one, I think most pig blood are cooked to cube shape. And used mostly in soup. What you had is probably chick/duck blood with sweet rice.

 

[atom]

Originally posted by: DBL

Originally posted by: amoeba

Originally posted by: DBL
Don't they use fermented tofu in Pad Thai? If so, I don't recall it stinking.

no they do not. Just regular tofu.

It's definitely not regular tofu. It brown in color with a hardened skin. Is it something different altogether?

Thats probably just pressed tofu. Brown on the outside, regular color on the inside, and really firm.

 

[dighn]

the tofu itself in stinky tofu isn't really fermented. it's just soaked in fermented (rotten really) stuff

 

[RobCur]

Originally posted by: dman
So what makes it Stinky?


IIRC, Tofu is just a soybased food product,right? I've made some soystuff that I liked, and even fried it, but, it wasn't stinky. I fear the stinky stuff.

anything will stink after a few days if it's wet like meat, vegetable and even your clothes!
while it may taste good, it may not be good for your health. hell, anything fried is good whether fresh or not.

 

[zoiks]

I had it when I visited Singapore. Didnt care too much for it.

 

[AzNmAnJLH]

Never had it... how about doufufa

 

[eLiu]

I've had it many times (hot & spicy is best methinks)...I think you'll probably find the best stuff in the US in LA. But...if you want the good stuff, you'll have to travel to China/Taiwan...hehe

And, they make 'stinky tofu' with uhm...directly translated, it starts as "oil tofu" which is then fermented (that gives it the smell) and fried. It takes quite a bit of skill to make the stuff...if you ferment the tofu too much, you get sick; too little and it tastes awful.

 

[Shelly21]

Originally posted by: eLiu
I've had it many times (hot & spicy is best methinks)...I think you'll probably find the best stuff in the US in LA. But...if you want the good stuff, you'll have to travel to China/Taiwan...hehe

And, they make 'stinky tofu' with uhm...directly translated, it starts as "oil tofu" which is then fermented (that gives it the smell) and fried. It takes quite a bit of skill to make the stuff...if you ferment the tofu too much, you get sick; too little and it tastes awful.

When I was in Japan/Taiwan last year, I remember seeing a "chou-dofu" stand and the guide told me to avoid it. And I did, there's like a 7 feet radius of stench around that stand. Little did I know.

I believe they used the unfried stinky tofu is some sort of dish called "fire wok" or "fire pot"?? Suppose to be very spicy.