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I came across a recipe today that used Yuba and started to get curious. I had no idea what it was and yet I have been eating it for years without really knowing what it was really called or exactly what it was. Until know I have always known of it as Braised Tofu in a tin from Marigold. It is the only form I have seen it in in the UK.
And I really like it, but we have always restricted how much we have on it simply because of the cost which varies from £1.95 to £2.95 per tin and there is not a lot of it in the tin. When you open the tin, the tofu is in layers, sometimes thick, often folded together and easily prised apart into thinner layers, something we often do when serving it on sandwiches or in wraps. Anyone who has ever had any will know what I mean, but I can't find an image of an opened tin of it. It is not the same as any other tofu I have come across. It is not silken, not cubes, not solid, but in layers that have folded in on themselves.
But as you can see, it is called braised tofu on the tin, however, if you read this article, and I will quote a small section
and all of a sudden I know what my braised tofu actually is! It is Yuba. Now to try to find some that is not marinated.
Edit: found a picture of it.
And I really like it, but we have always restricted how much we have on it simply because of the cost which varies from £1.95 to £2.95 per tin and there is not a lot of it in the tin. When you open the tin, the tofu is in layers, sometimes thick, often folded together and easily prised apart into thinner layers, something we often do when serving it on sandwiches or in wraps. Anyone who has ever had any will know what I mean, but I can't find an image of an opened tin of it. It is not the same as any other tofu I have come across. It is not silken, not cubes, not solid, but in layers that have folded in on themselves.
But as you can see, it is called braised tofu on the tin, however, if you read this article, and I will quote a small section
and all of a sudden I know what my braised tofu actually is! It is Yuba. Now to try to find some that is not marinated.
Edit: found a picture of it.
I'm think you must be getting the tins from a health food shop as I've never seen them (yes, you've guessed it, I never cross the thresholds of health food shops). I will have to try it.
