Re: [CH] OTOT (Off Topic; On Tofu)
MachineGun (rael64@qwest.net)
Wed, 20 Nov 2002 10:37:01 -0700
On Wednesday, November 20, 2002, at 06:26 AM, George Nelson wrote:
>
> This property does make it excellent in soups, though. Rael's use of
> it as
> a substitute for fat in desserts is innovative, but we expect that
> from a
> redneck (once-upon-a-time) cook in Idaho. I may try adding some in my
> next
> Chile Verde to see if it adds some wholesome "stick-to-your-ribs"
> fullness.
>
Well, thanks for the compliment. This was actually an experiement for
a 'food science' class. Create a product with XXX properties and run
it past a very (very) basic tasting panel (4 people/ 3 tastings/ballot
used was very basic too; more details avail. if anyone is truly
interested). My goal in the "tofu bavarian cream" was not to replace
chocolate per se, but to add in some protein content to a typically
sinful dessert. Mind you, on one hand I think such 'experimental food'
is about as ridiculous as can be: it's a *dessert*, dammit! On the
other hand, it was a major portion of my grade for the class and I
figured I'd go extreme since I find much of food science to be silly
(and often destructive...rant/rave/etc). The short of it is, the only
tester who was consistently 'okay' with the dessert was a vegetarian
who had a taste for soy. I deliberately didn't mask the soy completely
by adding a ton of chocolate (uber-ridiculous), but just got it to
where I thought it tasted good. And it did. Other 3 panelists weren't
so sure. Also very hard to get a consistent product due to various
factors. Blah blah blah...
Anywho....my whole point for sending this email is that another guy
made tofu ice cream. Vanilla flavored, but it was excellent. Great
mouthfeel and good flavor. His panelists overwhelmingly chose this
over a medium quality commercial ice cream. I need to track him down
and get the recipe. I think his 'point' was to cut out some of the fat
from milk/cream, so maybe it was a swap in that manner. Naturally,
some nice hab powder included is what's on my mind (still thinking
about that peach hab ice cream from OF......maaaaaan i can envision
some group ice cream eating scenes, yup...
Anyway, tofu does seem to be quite versitile, but much of food is, IMO.
Ya just gotta get in the kitchen and PLAY :)
Bring a friend <g>..
Peace, Hendrix, and Chiles.......
Rael64
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