Where to buy nice tofu?

fat bloke · 28-05-2019 6:34pm #1

The Hing Wong market on Airton Road is closed for good. I used to go there almost weekly for batches of lovely firm fresh tofu. Any ideas on where to go now?

Don't fancy that tetrapak uht stuff much

JustMe,K · 30-05-2019 9:07am

The only tofu I like is smoked Tofoo, I get it in Tesco. It might not fit your requirements and will be a lot dearer than you are used to.

There is also an Asian market over in Liffey Valley retail park, beside Kavanaghs & Dealz that you might be able to source some in?

fat bloke · 30-05-2019 9:52am

kcdiom wrote: »

The only tofu I like is smoked Tofoo, I get it in Tesco. It might not fit your requirements and will be a lot dearer than you are used to.

There is also an Asian market over in Liffey Valley retail park, beside Kavanaghs & Dealz that you might be able to source some in?

Feck... Liffey Valley is a bit far away. Kinda nullifies the vegan effect if I burn petrol on a 40 minutes round trip to pick up 6 euro worth of perishable curd. I'd be better off buying local beef!:pac:

onlinemonkey · 30-05-2019 10:01am

Tesco and Supervalue sell Cauldron tofu, its organic and firm. I use it all the time and its great.

JustMe,K · 30-05-2019 10:37am

fat bloke wrote: »

Feck... Liffey Valley is a bit far away. Kinda nullifies the vegan effect if I burn petrol on a 40 minutes round trip to pick up 6 euro worth of perishable curd. I'd be better off buying local beef!:pac:

Ah sure if you find yourself in that general direction you can leave the beef

Tar.Aldarion · 30-05-2019 1:52pm

Best tofu:

tofoo from tesco
super tahoe from dunnes
cauldron from a few supermarkets I believe
any asian supermarket (cheapest by far)

fat bloke · 30-05-2019 2:14pm

I didn't know supervalue did it. That cauldron stuff is similar to what lidl have now and then I think is it? it's grand - reasonably long life - like 3-4 week use by, but still not a patch on the fresh stuff which has to be used within a few days.

I saw a good vid online actually about making your own. Bit of a faff but doable alright.

fat bloke · 16-06-2019 3:15pm

Good news for anyone interested.

Found a new asian market in Ballymount (it's well signposted). Loads of lovely fresh blocks of tofu.

quaalude · 02-07-2019 1:13pm

Tofoo brand Smoked flavour is unreal. Love that you don't have to cook it, you can just eat it cold. I zap it for a sec in the microwave sometimes, just to heat it a tad for a salad.
It's 3 quid, which is great value compared to the Quorn fridge bits that don't need cooking, the cocktail sausages etc.

anewme · 03-07-2019 10:45pm

Have been looking at that Tofoo brand. Must try it, thanks.

auspicious · 10-07-2019 9:29pm

Cauldron organic marinated tofu from Tesco. I really really like this. Delicious even cold.

28g of protein for €2 (160g), reduced from usual €3. You can't beat that; just buy the shelf!!!

"Discover inspiration everyday"

Tilikum17 · 11-07-2019 10:12am

auspicious wrote: »

Cauldron organic marinated tofu from Tesco. I really really like this. Delicious even cold.

28g of protein for €2 (160g), reduced from usual €3. You can't beat that; just buy the shelf!!!

"Discover inspiration everyday"

I used to get that one for ages. Recently a girl showed me how she marinates it. Unbelievable.

I’ll never buy that stuff above again.

auspicious · 11-07-2019 11:52am

Tilikum17 wrote: »

I used to get that one for ages. Recently a girl showed me how she marinates it. Unbelievable.

I’ll never buy that stuff above again.

You forgot to finish your post. Don't leave us in the dark!

Does she freeze it?

Tilikum17 · 11-07-2019 10:37pm

auspicious wrote: »

You forgot to finish your post. Don't leave us in the dark!

Does she freeze it?

Fire into a bowl

Seseame oil
Soya sauce
Garlic
Ginger

Marinate For 20min.

Chuck it all in the pan.

Probs very basic but for me it’s a game changer for me anyway.

I bought that tufo above a few times and always found it meh.

Where to buy nice tofu?

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