Doufu/Tofu

[Jamie]

Because it's America.

[keith]

LOL

well, There's this successful long standing brand of flavoured soyamilk which is sold in Australia - It's called "So Good". I think it's manufactured by Sanitarium, a large health food company in Australia.

I am forced to drink it everytime I go to visit my relatives in Sydney and Brisbane. It taste really weird!

I think I prefer VitaSoy! (The HK brand)

[skylee]

Vitasoy is THE soybean milk. The only healthy soft drink approved by parents when I was a child. You can drink it icy cold or boiling hot, any season, any time (ad ...)

[sandra_49202@yahoo.com]

Have you notice that the amercian they all ways find fault in any thing that chinese say about tofu etc. But lok in their store and they are really eating it themsleve. If they didn't come with it first they tries to get the cricreit for it like it's their idea.

[ChouDoufu]

Finally I finished the three one-gallon Silk (popular brand of US soy milk) Milk that I bought from Costco.

It tastes awful because of the vanilla flavor that is added.

Why can't American consumers drink just soy milk without any flavor added?

that happens in China too.. most of the soy milk I see is sweetened with sugar...

if you have a local asian supermarket they probably have more palatable (and fresher) soy milk.

[Dermot]

Can anyone tell me what okara is called in Chinese?

Thanks in advance!

[liuzhou]

I you mean Okra it is ,秋葵荚 qiu1kui2jia2.

If you didn't mean okra, then I don't know what you do mean!

[Dermot]

I think okra is a type of vegetable - okara is the pulp which remains after making soy milk from soy beans.

谢谢![/img]

[liuzhou]

okara is the pulp which remains after making soy milk from soy beans.

Well you learn something every day!

Ignore my vegetable intrusion!

What you are looking for could be 渣滓 zha1zi3.

[Dermot]

Ah, sediment - that sounds good!

thank you for your help.

[liuzhou]

Thinking abou it further 豆腐渣 is probably better.

[Dermot]

豆腐渣 - 优秀

再谢谢!

[yonglan]

Why can't American consumers drink just soy milk without any flavor added?

Same reason Taiwanese and Japanese can't. Only in Korea can one easily and regularly buy unsweetened soy milk.

I drink Silk unsweetened which comes in a dark green container. Zero sugar added. Delicious. There's also a smaller company in Oregon that makes unsweetened soy milk, but I forget the name.

Have you notice that the amercian they all ways find fault in any thing that chinese say about tofu etc. But lok in their store and they are really eating it themsleve. If they didn't come with it first they tries to get the cricreit for it like it's their idea.

No, I haven't noticed that. No one claims Americans invented tofu. Few Americans eat tofu. What are you refering to?

[skylee]

Only in Korea can one easily and regularly buy unsweetened soy milk.

Now I remember I've tried such a thing once in Korea (of cuorse due to my iliteracy in korean) and it tasted ... quite unacceptable ...

[sandra_49202@yahoo.com]

What I mean is why would the America say that too much tofu not good for your brain ? Where I see in health food store they sale quite a bit if int not. My fault about saying they invented it . If not good explain please. I eat quite a lot.

[yonglan]

What I mean is why would the America say that too much tofu not good for your brain ?

There is no American conspiracy to discredit tofu. There was a study (or more than one) that raised questions about tofu and brain shrinkage late in life. There are medical studies saying pratically everything. You don't need to make it sound as if the US government or the American people are somehow attacking tofu.

[sandra_49202@yahoo.com]

Okayyyyyy no problem you made your point.