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Having tried stinky tofu and been unable to stand it, I stay away from anything similar. I rely on aged cheese to get my bacteria byproducts (esp. Vitamin K2).
by ummonk 5y ago
Having tried stinky tofu and been unable to stand it, I stay away from anything similar.
I rely on aged cheese to get my bacteria byproducts (esp. Vitamin K2).
- weaksauce 5y agogood god was stinky tofu awful when i tried it. smelled like sock and tasted worse. I almost want to see if my tastes have changed enough over the years to appreciate it now but back then it was simply awful.
- TedDoesntTalk 5y agoHow do you know when it’s gone rancid?
- weaksauce 5y agoit was an actual dish that is popular in china and not spoiled food. traditionally it's fermented.
- TedDoesntTalk 5y agoI know. I’m asking if it goes bad, how would you even know when the smell is bad before it is rancid.
- teorema 5y agoYou'd be wise to be careful with stinky tofu, at least in many places. The safest methods simply marinate tofu in fermented amaranth; the tofu itself isn't aged. But there's many approaches to it with and without questionable safety practices. I'm not sure comparisons to blue cheese or koji-fermented products are appropriate. https://roadsandkingdoms.com/2019/stinky-tofu-in-shaoxing/ https://roadsandkingdoms.com/2019/stinky-tofu-in-shaoxing/
- wisty 5y agoStinky tofu is like the blue cheese of tofus. It's quite nice. Natto ... I'm not such a fan.
- andy_ppp 5y agoStinky tofu in Taiwan smelt as though someone had burried their colostomy bag (adding maybe rubbish and some milk to curdle it) for a couple of months and opened it at the dinner table. Fetid doesn’t even cover it. I’m amazed you ate it. Natto by comparison is just a bit like gross cheese.
- trainsplanes 5y agoStinky tofu smells a little funky, but once you take a bite, it’s juicy and savory. Taiwanese stuff definitely stinks more, but the mainland Chinese varieties don’t really stink at all and retain a savory taste. Natto literally has the smell and slimy, sticky texture of, well, semen. It’s easy to wonder whether someone left a bunch of used tissues out or if they simply forgot to toss out their used natto package.
- TedDoesntTalk 5y ago> semen Interestingly, natto is one of the few foods high in a substance called spermadine. Look it up. Supposedly contributes to longevity and supplements exist.
- TedDoesntTalk 5y agoThanks for the great description. Now I have to look up “stinky tofu” since I’ve never heard of it.