Dried Bean Curd Short Sticks for Chinese Stews 170g by Bamboo Garden

I am partial to bean curd in all its myriad guises, and really like this particular texture. The sticks are an ideal store cupboard item to add some protein to, say, oriental soup noodles (without which I cannot imagine surviving). They rehydrate almost instantly, adding interest to the rest of the dish with no effort. People who have not encountered bean curd in this particular guise before might find it a bit odd, but for me it's an enjoyable mouth feel, and as with all bean curd, the flavour comes from what you cook it with. I aim to have some to hand as standard, so I shouldn't be recommending it to everyone else!

We were disappointed to find these dried bean curd sticks sweet. Not happy! So before cooking with them again I soaked the sticks in water, rinsed them and tossed out the water after soaking. They were a little better. The next time I cook with them, I'll repeat the water soak toss and then prepare the sticks with either tamari or apple cider vinegar or both and add garlic. Good luck!

This was delicious. I bought this to accompany a Chinese Hot Pot. Food was cooked by individuals. The dried bean curd cooked beautifully in the spicy broth.As a dry product it keeps well in the cupboard for future meals too.I bought more to replace what I had used. Will be a great addition to other meals too.

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