How To Prepare Vegan Tofu

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There is no doubt that being a vegan is a challenging lifestyle. Vegans, for their own personal reasons, will do their best in staying away from any and all animal byproduct. For some, this includes both their food and clothing. It's a pretty simple thing to accomplish, to not purchase leather, fur, or something like crocodile skin, however, its not quite as easy to stay away from food with animal byproducts in them. On a broader scale, it can be simple to not eat meat, but most vegans have a strong desire to stay away from things like eggs, cheese, milk, etc. that are produced by animals also. So in order for vegans to do what they feel is best in their life, there are a number of food items that are off limits. One thing that vegans find helpful in this area, is tofu. You may wonder, what actually is tofu. Tofu is a food which was first discovered by the Chinese and is produced by coagulating soy milk from soy beans and then pressing the curd into blocks. Tofu itself is tasteless. But the wonderful thing about tofu, is that it will pick up the flavor of any other food it is cooked with. Because it is molded to match the food it is cooked with and is meant to represent, the process of cooking vegan tofu is a tad more difficult than preparing vegetarian tofu.
What's The Difference In Vegan Tofu Recipes?
To those whom are non-vegetarian or non-vegan, it can seem a little confusing. It may even seem like the same thing. In fact, both types of people will buy the exact product at the store. However, its in the way in which it is prepared that will make all the difference in the world. This is how it obtains its name, either vegetarian or vegan. If you can grasp the concept that vegans will not eat anything that comes from an animal; so in order for tofu to be called vegan tofu, it needs to be prepared according to the guidelines that vegans use. For example, if tofu is cooked in the same pan as scrambled eggs, it will not be able to be called vegan tofu. Instead, it is vegetarian tofu. However, if the tofu is cooked in a stir fry with vegetables such as broccoli, cucumbers, carrots, spinach, and soy sauce, it can then be classified as both vegan tofu and vegetarian tofu. All vegan tofu will also be vegetarian tofu, but not all vegetarian tofu is vegan tofu. Its pretty easy to grasp, right?
What Can I Do To Keep It Vegan?
The process to use in order to keep tofu strictly vegan is pretty simple to understand. Just don't cook the tofu with any animal byproducts. But a word of caution is needed here. If you want to make a stir fry or any other recipe for that matter, you need to look at the ingredients from which things like noodles are made. If eggs are included in the ingredients, then they will not qualify as a vegan dish. So, if you have the pleasure of cooking for a vegan and want to know how to use tofu, the easiest solution would be to ask your vegan friend. Without a doubt and in all certainty, he will know and feel honored that you cared enough to ask.

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