I-Tofu yisidlo esithandwa kakhulu kulo lonke elase-Asia. I-Tofu yaqala ukusetshenziswa eChina eminyakeni engaphezu kwengu-2000 eyedlule futhi ochwepheshe bakholelwa ukuthi ukukhiqiza kwaqala ngesikhathi esithile ngesikhathi sobukhosi bukaHan (206-220BC). Kusuka eChina, tofu yathulwa eKorea futhi yafika eJapane cishe ngekhulu lesishiyagalombili AD
Ngokomunye umlando waseShayina, i-tofu yasungulwa lapho umpheki enquma ukuhlola ukunambitheka kwebhontshisi we-soy ephekwe ne-nagari yekhamera.
Waqeda ukwenza i-bean curd (tofu) ne-Nagari isetshenziselwa ukukhiqizwa kwe-tofu namhlanje.
Ngaphandle kwalolu daba mayelana nemvelaphi ye-tofu, kunezinhlobo eziningi zezindaba mayelana nokuthi i-tofu yasungulwa kanjani. Isibonelo esisodwa kanye nentandokazi yindoda eyayithanda abazali bayo kakhulu kodwa bebegugile futhi balahlekelwa umsebenzi wamazinyo abo. Babengadla kuphela ukudla okunomsoco kangangokuthi le ndoda yanquma ukupheka ezinye i-soya kubazali bayo. Ngenxa yokuthi amazinyo abazali bakhe ayengenalusizo wahlanganisa ama soya futhi wabenza njengosobho.
Abazali bakhe banambitha kancane isobho sobhontshisi bese bayiphonsa ngoba kwakukhona imvuthu eminingi yesobho sosa. Akuzange kunambitheke kakhulu kakhulu ngakho wadlula isobho soybean ngokusebenzisa izikwele ezithile ze-muslin. Abazali bakhe babengazange bathande isobho ngoba bacabanga ukuthi akusizi ngalutho.
Ngakho wanezela usawoti kulowo wesobho we-soybean waphinde washisa futhi. Ngenxa yokuthi isobho sasishisa kakhulu washiya lona ukuze lipholile futhi ngemuva kokuba selihlile phansi lithole ukuthi selibe "i-jelly".
Wayenomdla kakhulu kangangokuthi wayenambitha futhi wamangala ngokumnandi nokuthungwa. Wasebenzela amanye alawa "jelly jelly" kubazali bakhe, bayayithanda futhi yile ndlela okwakhiwa ngayo i-tofu.
Lona indaba engatshelwa ngayo lapho ngiseyintombazane encane. Angazi ukuthi indaba iyiqiniso kodwa iyathandeka kakhulu.
EmaNtshonalanga kunenhlamba enkulu yokulwa ne-tofu. Abantu abaningi abazi ukupheka tofu ngokufanele futhi ngempela umyeni wami wayenolwazi oluncane ne-tofu ngaphambi kokuhlangana naye. Abazali bakhe bacabanga ukuthi i-tofu itholakala enengekayo kepha i-tofu efanele ekulungiswe kahle ingaba yinto enhle kakhulu.
I-Tofu iqukethe noma yikuphi ama-calories ngakho-ke abesifazanekazi baseMpumalanga abaningi bathanda ukudla ama-tofu amaningi ekudleni kwabo ukuze babasize banciphise isisindo. I-Tofu iqukethe amazinga aphezulu amaprotheni futhi ephezulu kokubili i-iron ne-magnesium.
Kunezinhlobo eziningi ezihlukahlukene zemikhiqizo ye-tofu kufaka phakathi i-Douhua (豆花) engenye ye-dessert engithandayo ekudlaleni kwe-Chinese. Kukhona futhi i-tofu esithambile noma e-silken ejwayele ukusetshenziselwa ukwenza izobho nama-saladi. I-tofu eqinile inhle kakhulu kokubili ukugubha-ukuthosa nokufisa okujulile. Ezinye izinhlobo ze-tofu zihlanganisa i-tofu eyengeziwe, i-tofu ene-ferment, i-tofu epholile, i-tofu eyomile, i-tofu efriziwe, i-tofu puff ne-tofu isikhumba. Nginesiqiniseko sokuthi kunezinhlobo eziningi zemikhiqizo ye-tofu kodwa lezi yizo esizisebenzisa kakhulu eMpumalanga.
Uma unesithakazelo ekufundeni ukuthi ungapheka kanjani izinhlobo ezahlukene zezitshalo zebhontshisi ungabheka isihloko esithi " Uhlobo Oluthile Lwezinhlamvu Zobhontshisi nokuthi Ungayisebenzisa Kanjani ".
Inqubo yenziwa kuyo i-tofu inokufana kakhulu nokwenza ushizi.
I-coagulant isetshenziselwa ukunciphisa ubisi lwe-soy kanye nama-curds bese ucindezelwe abe yi-block eqinile. Kusetshenziswa izinhlobo eziningana ze-coagulant, kusukela ku-nagari okukhulunywe ngenhla kuya ku-calcium sulfate.
Ukuze ufunde kabanzi mayelana nezinhlobo ze-tofu nokupheka nge-tofu sicela ubheke enye ye-athikili yethu yangaphambili ye-Chinese's expert food " Terrific Tofu ".
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