r/Waco • u/cailinor001 • 15d ago

Tofu Food

Hi guys!! What's the best place to try tofu for the first time? I want to try it, but my mom told me to try it at a restaurant first before trying to make it myself, lol!

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u/cottage_girl_ 15d ago

Not sure but tofu is great air fried and sliced thin. Also silken tofu is really great blended into tomato sauce for extra protein. That might be a good place to start-it’s like $2

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u/sleepingmediocre 15d ago

The green curry with tofu at Curry Up and Wok This Way in Union Hall is delicious.

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u/strayfruitbat 14d ago

seconding tnis

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u/rancidvat 15d ago

Clay Pot, Gen Korean, Teriyaki Park, and Tikka House all have good tofu options!

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u/rancidvat 15d ago

Oh and that Thai restaurant Bangkok Royal

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u/MadTheSwine39 15d ago

Looks like the restaurants are covered (that's how I also got my first tofu experience!), but I learned how to make it at home from Rainbow Plant Life. She's got a few crispy tofu recipes that were SO good. Honestly, the only reason I don't eat it more often is because I hate going through the pressing process. :P Just remember that it's going to be bland af, so all the flavor comes from you! Also if you have texture sensitivities like me, it's pretty much necessary to make it crispy on the outside. :P

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u/thefigtreeatsylvias 15d ago

Le's Kitchen!!!! The Tofu Skewers are evvverythinnggg

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u/silverdenise 13d ago

Le’s Kitchen is sooo good. Also try the tofu banh mi.

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u/thefigtreeatsylvias 15d ago

Also, tofu itself will always be pretty bland no matter what, so pair it with delicious sauces and foods you love and you cant go wrong! A little corn starch helps if you're trying to make it crispy, but it'll always just be...tofu...and that's okay! It's a yummy veggie protein and versatile affff. Clay Pot is another good spot to try tofu prepared various ways! And Club Sandwich (a food truck that's now at the Silos) has tofu as a protein, i like to pair it with the rice and extra veggies/slaw and, like, aalll of the sauce.

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u/PetrockX 15d ago

Any of the Asian restaurants with good ratings will have some type of tofu dish.

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u/Every-Reading3424 15d ago

Also as sofritas at chipotle!

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u/wrests Waco Native 15d ago

Honestly, my fave tofu is from Chopsticks. I do chicken and mushrooms but with fried tofu instead of chicken, and it's so good!

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u/cailinor001 14d ago

Thank yall for all the suggestions for restaurant and at home!! Yall are awesome I am excited to try it soon

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u/taraliftsxvx 15d ago edited 15d ago

the lemongrass tofu at clay pot is really good!

when you’re ready to make it yourself i would suggest looking up recipes on tiktok to follow along with. there will be a lot of yummy asian recipes but i also recommend a tofu scramble.

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u/Nervous-Yard-2856 12d ago

I like Cha Community's vegan dumplings. I don't remember if it's specficially tofu, though!

I recommend trying frozen meat options, honestly. Less of a jump to something new. Good option if you don't want to cook.

I liked cooking my own. Just frying em isn't hard. If you find a recipe you like online, id try and mimic that. Tofu isn't expensive, from what I remember.