Comments on: Local Tofu? http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2005/08/16/local-tofu/ Fri, 21 Nov 2008 01:11:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.2 Comment on Local Tofu? by: Barbara http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2005/08/16/local-tofu/#comment-15159 Mon, 05 Feb 2007 22:51:17 +0000 http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2005/08/16/local-tofu/#comment-15159 Val--you can get it at some Kroger stores--ask for it by name. Here in Athens, we can get it at Kroger's a local bakery and at a local natural food store. Good luck in finding it--it is great, isn't it? Val–you can get it at some Kroger stores–ask for it by name. Here in Athens, we can get it at Kroger’s a local bakery and at a local natural food store.

Good luck in finding it–it is great, isn’t it?

]]> Comment on Local Tofu? by: Val Carnell http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2005/08/16/local-tofu/#comment-14273 Sun, 04 Feb 2007 23:15:49 +0000 http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2005/08/16/local-tofu/#comment-14273 I was in Morgantown,Wv this past Saturday. We went to a little out of the way eatery " The Black Bear" The special of the day was a sandwich of the day"The Rope Swing ". And on it you could get tofu, not a tofu fan. But then it said tofu from Springcreek , Spencer, Wv. So I was like ok lets do it. ONE FANTASTIC SANDWICH!!!!! Now I'm gonna have to find this local tofu, just so I can have it at home. February4,2007 I was in Morgantown,Wv this past Saturday. We went to a little out of the way eatery ” The Black Bear” The special of the day was a sandwich of the day”The Rope Swing “. And on it you could get tofu, not a tofu fan. But then it said tofu from Springcreek , Spencer, Wv. So I was like ok lets do it. ONE FANTASTIC SANDWICH!!!!! Now I’m gonna have to find this local tofu, just so I can have it at home. February4,2007

]]> Comment on Local Tofu? by: Barbara Fisher http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2005/08/16/local-tofu/#comment-618 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 15:59:59 +0000 http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2005/08/16/local-tofu/#comment-618 Mipmup--welcome!<BR/><BR/>Soybeans are one of the number one crops in the Midwestern and Southern states--I don't know if they are grown in California or not. Most of the soy grown in our country goes to the making of oil or animal fodder, or it is processed and used in various food products. <BR/><BR/>However, more and more of it is being used in the making of soy milk and tofu and the consumption of these products has risen sharply in the past few years, so maybe we will be seeing more smaller, local companies making "artisan tofu" that is as tasty as the Spring Creek Natural Foods stuff. <BR/><BR/>I'd like to see Wild Oats start carrying it nation-wide--or Trader Joe's. That would be very, very cool--I'd very much like to see this small company succeed. For one thing, they are making a fine product, but for another thing, they are bringing jobs to a very economically depressed area of my home state. While I no longer live in West Virginia, I do have compassion for the plight of her people. Mipmup–welcome!

Soybeans are one of the number one crops in the Midwestern and Southern states–I don’t know if they are grown in California or not. Most of the soy grown in our country goes to the making of oil or animal fodder, or it is processed and used in various food products.

However, more and more of it is being used in the making of soy milk and tofu and the consumption of these products has risen sharply in the past few years, so maybe we will be seeing more smaller, local companies making “artisan tofu” that is as tasty as the Spring Creek Natural Foods stuff.

I’d like to see Wild Oats start carrying it nation-wide–or Trader Joe’s. That would be very, very cool–I’d very much like to see this small company succeed. For one thing, they are making a fine product, but for another thing, they are bringing jobs to a very economically depressed area of my home state. While I no longer live in West Virginia, I do have compassion for the plight of her people.

]]> Comment on Local Tofu? by: mipmup http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2005/08/16/local-tofu/#comment-617 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 15:59:59 +0000 http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2005/08/16/local-tofu/#comment-617 i found it interesting that all the tofu you found comes from california! though i live in california, it seems that all the soybeans come from somewhere else, so for the eat local challenge, i've had to make tofu one of my exceptions. this sounds like a great company and i'd love to see if any of the stores around here stock their tofu. since i'm currently in the bay area on a visit, i did buy tofu from this local vendor, who, unfortunately, secures their soybeans from arkansas: http://www.basicsoy.com/ . ah well. at least it's <EM>locally</EM> made anyway. (and it's pretty darned good, too!) i found it interesting that all the tofu you found comes from california! though i live in california, it seems that all the soybeans come from somewhere else, so for the eat local challenge, i’ve had to make tofu one of my exceptions. this sounds like a great company and i’d love to see if any of the stores around here stock their tofu. since i’m currently in the bay area on a visit, i did buy tofu from this local vendor, who, unfortunately, secures their soybeans from arkansas: http://www.basicsoy.com/ . ah well. at least it’s locally made anyway. (and it’s pretty darned good, too!)

]]> Comment on Local Tofu? by: Barbara Fisher http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2005/08/16/local-tofu/#comment-616 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 15:59:59 +0000 http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2005/08/16/local-tofu/#comment-616 LOL!<BR/><BR/>She was eating and loving Chinese food when she was tiny. When she was around two was when I worked at the China Garden, and she used to run into the restaurant when I'd bring her for dinner, her arms up in the air like a wee blonde Hotei and yell, "Mei, Mei! Mordanna want dofu!"<BR/><BR/>Mei loved that, and would scoop her up and carry her to the table, with Morganna kicking and laughing. <BR/><BR/>Huy made the dish sometimes with fried tofu puffs and sometimes with extra firm tofu that he would pan fry. Black mushrooms, soaked in rice wine, were cut in half, and the tofu was cut in triangles. The rest of the dish was snow peas--it was a beautiful color contrast. The sauce was mostly chicken broth, a bit of rice wine, and some thin soy sauce, with some ginger and garlic. <BR/><BR/>It was delicious, and Morganna could eat enormous amounts of it for such a little girl. And she loved rice. <BR/><BR/>Huy would come out to watch her eat, but she was scared of him, so, he'd hide from her so he could watch, and he would just smile to see her eat so well. <BR/><BR/>They were so good to her--they loved her like she was their own niece. LOL!

She was eating and loving Chinese food when she was tiny. When she was around two was when I worked at the China Garden, and she used to run into the restaurant when I’d bring her for dinner, her arms up in the air like a wee blonde Hotei and yell, “Mei, Mei! Mordanna want dofu!”

Mei loved that, and would scoop her up and carry her to the table, with Morganna kicking and laughing.

Huy made the dish sometimes with fried tofu puffs and sometimes with extra firm tofu that he would pan fry. Black mushrooms, soaked in rice wine, were cut in half, and the tofu was cut in triangles. The rest of the dish was snow peas–it was a beautiful color contrast. The sauce was mostly chicken broth, a bit of rice wine, and some thin soy sauce, with some ginger and garlic.

It was delicious, and Morganna could eat enormous amounts of it for such a little girl. And she loved rice.

Huy would come out to watch her eat, but she was scared of him, so, he’d hide from her so he could watch, and he would just smile to see her eat so well.

They were so good to her–they loved her like she was their own niece.

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