Although Japanese tofu is called "tofu", it is not actually a soy product! It has nothing to do with our ordinary southern tofu, northern tofu, Chiba tofu and old tofu!

This common Japanese tofu is called "tamago tofu" in Japan, which is egg tofu. It is made by mixing eggs and Japanese dashi, then pouring them into a container and steaming them.

In other words, Japanese tofu is actually closer to egg custard. Its color is also light yellow similar to egg custard, and its texture is soft and silky, and it melts in your mouth.

Because Japanese tofu is particularly smooth and tender and easy to break, we can generally use two methods when cooking it. The first is to coat the tofu in flour and fry it in advance, which can shape the tofu and give it a relatively hard shell that is not easy to break.

The second method is to steam it directly without letting it flip in the pot. There is no external force, and of course the tofu will not break. How to do it? Here I will give you a detailed introduction to two delicious ways to eat Japanese tofu. I hope you will like it! Tomato Sauce Tofu Pot:

1. Take a tomato, peel it and chop it into puree. Wash the enoki mushrooms and tear them into small pieces.

2. Cut the Japanese tofu in the middle, carefully pour the tofu inside on the chopping board, then cut it into small pieces, and coat the surface with a layer of flour.

3. Heat a pan and pour oil, put the tofu in the pan and fry until both sides are golden brown. This will give the tofu a crispy texture and the fried tofu will not break easily. .

4. Re-heat the pot, add tomato puree and stir-fry, then add enoki mushrooms, oyster sauce, light soy sauce, water, and sugar. After boiling, pour the freshly fried tofu into the pot.

5. Use a spatula to gently push and stir-fry until the tofu is evenly coated with tomato juice. Steamed Japanese tofu with minced meat:

1. Stir the minced pork, minced onion and ginger, chopped onion, salt, soy sauce, starch, pepper and cooking oil evenly into the meat filling.

2. Slice Japanese tofu and place carefully on the plate.

3. Place the meat filling on the inside of the Japanese tofu, put some okra on top of the meat filling, and crack an egg in the middle.

4. After the steamer is steamed, steam over high heat for 15 minutes. After taking it out of the pot, pour in some light soy sauce.

The above are two ways to eat Japanese tofu. Because Japanese tofu is easy to break, we can choose to coat it in flour, fry it in a pan to set it, and then proceed to the next step of cooking, or just steam it directly to keep its shape intact.

Everyone can choose a Japanese tofu cooking method that is more suitable for them according to their own preferences.