Fried and eaten ALIVE.

[SyberBitch]

It's all in the preparation, Twister.

I'm sure it is, but I've never run across tofu fixed anyway that I like, even in the Chinese resturant.

Very firm tofu is best for 'meat-like' usage.

It has to be drained, patted dry, then sliced into strips or cubes. You can then grill it or saute it with any sauce you like. Tofu actually just takes on the flavor of whatever it's cooked with. It doesn't really have a flavor 'of its own'. The closest thing I could compare the actual flavor of tofu to, is eggwhites... like if you fried an egg and just at the white part. Very very bland.

I usually don't see much point in using it. I didn't even use it that often when I was a vegetarian for more than a decade. You can get better proteins by combining your proteins anyway... not sure if I can remember the combos but something like 'legumes and rice'. It's even been found out since I was a vegetarian all those years back, that protein combining isn't even necessary.

If tofu is in my food, I will usually eat it, but I don't seek it out.