Paleo Diet and Paleolithic Diet Questions & Answers

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Recently I came across a video on Youtube in which Sally Fallon talks about bread: ancient cultures that make bread actually ferment the bread and make sourdough.

Well, tofu has been around for about 2,000 years too. So out of curiosity, is tofu another food that turns bad because of modern agriculture and modern food processing?

Does the traditional process eliminate some or most of the toxins in soy?

I know there are two kinds of fermented tofu in China, one is stinky tofu; the other kind usually comes in a jar and is red in color. I also heard that in the traditional process, mineral-rich salt is added to the liquid tofu to make it solid, and this may help balance the phytic acid in soy.

flag	asked Mar 2 2012 at 22:44 Huaizhou 697●2●9

i would eat it in small quntities. if its good traditional made tofu. it can be satisfying and yumi. if there is a good tofu maker. – OakTreesinSpring Mar 2 2012 at 23:22

Laina · Answer 1 · 2012-03-02 23:56:37Z UTC

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Not all tofu is bad, I would agree. I don't know the specifics behind it, I just find it ironic that it's about $8 at a traditional "chain" grocery and about $1 for the same quantity of fresh made at the Asian grocery.

I also find it hilarious that in most Korean dishes that use tofu, they are heavily meat based dishes. Vegetarians think tofu is a replacement for meat, while traditionally it's used more for texture/enhancement.

answered Mar 2 2012 at 23:56

Laina
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	there are still lots of other countries. japan is a famous tofu producer. and what about shoalin monks. are they vegetarian or vegan? and do they eat tofu and do they have good health. im not vegtarian. just some extreme bashings bother me.and i also post such coent to the fruityboys. – OakTreesinSpring Mar 3 2012 at 16:39
	No bashing intended. From my experience I've noticed that tofu is traditionally used as an enhancing ingredient, not as the star feature. I'm sure that statement isn't all encompassing, but most vegan/vegetarians I know who've travelled to Asia had a hard time finding vegetarian/vegan options, and some were surprised by that notion, since in Asian American restaurants, tofu tends to act as a substitute for meat. I'm not sure I understood your full comment, though. – Laina Mar 5 2012 at 19:47

Bread-Eating Beelzebub · Answer 2 · 2012-03-02 23:44:26Z UTC

Hmm, I occasionally eat it. Last two times I ate it were

Korean blood-tofu stew in rich bone broth at "Natural Tofu" in Queens, which I believe does not serve a single vegetarian or vegan dish, it's just tofu in various animal broths with intestines/eggs/tendon/clams/etc.
With a century egg at a Taiwanese food cart with a seaweed salad

In Asian traditional cuisine it is often used as an extender of animal-derived ingredients, to add protein (historically meat has been scarce in some of these cultures) and to absorb flavorful broths and sauces. Perhaps in that context, the potential downsides of tofu are cancelled out, but I've never seen a study on this. Contrast this with American tofu-based recipes, which are often combinations of tofu with vegetable oil and sugar. I'm thinking of tofu "chocolate pie" I used to make or fried tofu with sweet and sour dipping sauce. Nothing nutritious in any of those things to balance out the tofu.

OakTreesinSpring · Answer 3 · 2012-03-02 23:24:04Z UTC

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From your name i sure you know much more than all of us paleo troll together. so take care and listen to your heart. And do a little research on the internet or in REAL life. good luck and joy.

answered Mar 2 2012 at 23:24

OakTreesinSpring
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	I'm pretty sure OakTreesinSpring is banana boy or one of his zealots, has been trolling many of the paleo summit comment sections too, always assuring that he eats meet... ;) – ChenZhen Mar 3 2012 at 8:19
	actually im a paleotroll posting coments on durianriders youtube channel. NO im realy interested in it. just listen to your heart wait ten year then another ten. if you still be paleo in this way. LOL. REALITY will proof you. im just doing what feels good for me weather im a bannan fruity. what im not. or im a meat burger. what im a bit. actually i work in a asian store so i know a bit on the culture which pass. – OakTreesinSpring Mar 3 2012 at 16:36

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