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Tofu
Tofu is made by setting soy milk into blocks, the same way cheese is made from dairy milk.
💪 12g protein per 100g💪 Protein🦴 Calcium🩸 Iron
How it grows
It doesn't grow — it's made! Soybeans → soy milk → a setting agent → soft curds → pressed blocks.
Where it came from
China, around 2,000 years ago.
🚚 From field to plate
- 1. Soybeans soaked
- 2. Ground into soy milk
- 3. Heated
- 4. Set with calcium
- 5. Pressed into blocks
- 6. Shop
- 7. Your frying pan
🤓 Fun facts
- Freezing tofu makes it chewier.
- Silken tofu blends into chocolate mousse.
- Tofu is over 2,000 years old.