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Since meat is expensive, maybe it is more about 'stretching' a dish. If you can only afford one cut of meat, but need to feed four, the tofu is used to get mor
by FrustratedMonky 3y ago
Since meat is expensive, maybe it is more about 'stretching' a dish. If you can only afford one cut of meat, but need to feed four, the tofu is used to get more protein in cheaply.
That has always been my impression.
- solardev 3y agoIs tofu actually cheaper than meat in China? Here it usually seems to cost more per pound.
- turtlebits 3y agoIf you're talking about block tofu, it's like $1.50/lb where I live (Seattle), which is considerably cheaper than meat.
- solardev 3y agoOh really? Where I live (central Oregon), tofu is like usually like $2-$4/block, while meat (chicken, ground beef) is about $4/lbs. And if you get any sort of processed food (nuggets, sausages, etc.), the fake meats are way more expensive than the real stuff :(