For this blog post, the food i chose to try for the first time is tofu. I know it may seem hard to believe that in 2015 there are still people who haven’t tried tofu (especially in the culinary world where there are so many cultures that incorporate tofu in their cuisine) but i had never tried it prior to this blog post!
I decided to try tofu because of my vegetarian roommate. She doesn’t really know how to cook and asked me if i have ever made tofu before and i decided that it would be the perfect food item to use for this blog entry.
The first time I made the tofu, I followed the directions on the package. It was very easy to make the first time since the instructions just told me to cube the tofu and stir fry it with canola oil, salt, and pepper. I cooked the tofu for the recommended amount of time on package because since i had never eaten it before, i didn’t want to mess it up. After I finished cooking the tofu I first ate it plain to try and taste its flavours. …show more content…
When I first put the tofu in my mouth and I experienced a salty sensation. It wasn’t too salty, but it was definitely first thing that my palate picked up. The texture of tofu kind of reminded me of rubber so I didn’t really enjoy eating