Tofu Chile

[DanUCSB]

There's nothing wrong with vegetables. Just, when I eat a veggie, I want to know I'm eating a veggie. A carrot should look like a carrot. It's when people try to sneak veggies in undercover (like tofu, in chili) that evil has occurred.

Hell, that's one of the reasons I'm so happy to be living in Nevada again, rather than Cali: my pool of vegetarian/vegan friends who demand I cater to their pathological food preferences has diminished tremendously. (As well as a drastic rise in the incidence of friends with an extra freezer in the garage for various tasty animals.)

[Sigaba]

Originally Posted by DanUCSB

There's nothing wrong with vegetables. Just, when I eat a veggie, I want to know I'm eating a veggie. A carrot should look like a carrot. It's when people try to sneak veggies in undercover (like tofu, in chili) that evil has occurred.
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Sir--

What really gets my goat is the growing practice of using the phrase 'meatless' to describe everything from sausages, to hamburgers, to chicken breasts. Cultural double speak, I say.

[Team Sergeant]

Originally Posted by DanUCSB

There's nothing wrong with vegetables. Just, when I eat a veggie, I want to know I'm eating a veggie. A carrot should look like a carrot. It's when people try to sneak veggies in undercover (like tofu, in chili) that evil has occurred.

Hell, that's one of the reasons I'm so happy to be living in Nevada again, rather than Cali: my pool of vegetarian/vegan friends who demand I cater to their pathological food preferences has diminished tremendously. (As well as a drastic rise in the incidence of friends with an extra freezer in the garage for various tasty animals.)

I don't have any "vegetarian/vegan" friends, not in this lifetime.

Originally Posted by Sigaba

Sir--

What really gets my goat is the growing practice of using the phrase 'meatless' to describe everything from sausages, to hamburgers, to chicken breasts. Cultural double speak, I say.

meatless = tasteless

[Slantwire]

Originally Posted by Richard

That's like saying the best salsa comes from New York City!

New York City??

Git a rope.

[Penn]

Oh, you have been to Spanish Harlem? Then you know where to find the best salsa.

[Gypsy]

Originally Posted by SF_BHT

Yeah But at least you did not Use TOFU....... Is that even something that you can eat?

Can or will? I'm proud to say that crap has never passed my lips. Eww.

[echoes]

Originally Posted by Team Sergeant

meatless = tasteless

TS,

Amen Sir!

Holly

[Bill Harsey]

Originally Posted by Penn

...please conform to the don't ask and don't tell policy of your enlistment contract.

Just like living in New York City?

[greenberetTFS]

Originally Posted by Penn

It's not chili without "meat"and "beans"; and if your chili is made with tofu chunks in it, well, please conform to the don't ask and don't tell policy of your enlistment contract.

Exactly, Chili without meat and beans is not chili........

GB TFS

[ZonieDiver]

Originally Posted by greenberetTFS

Exactly, Chili without meat and beans is not chili........

GB TFS

I thought we were talking "chile" not "chili" Big difference!

My "chili" does have meat (usually HQ ground beef) and beans (usually kidney) and a rich, spice-laden, red sauce. My "chile" (no jokes from you Spanish speakers with time in Central America!) usually has NO beans of any kind, but does contain meat (usually pork chunks) and a rich, tasty "verde" sauce - though sometimes I do "colorado" (but prefer it with beef chunks)! The chile also contains other things - chilis, tater chunks, etc. depending on the mood and what is available.

[Bill Harsey]

Originally Posted by Gypsy

Can or will? I'm proud to say that crap has never passed my lips. Eww.

There's still some left, do you want me to send it by mail or UPS?

Next morning after this I had some elk meat. Most folks would have cooked it first... but it still tasted just fine.

[Gypsy]

Originally Posted by Bill Harsey

There's still some left, do you want me to send it by mail or UPS?

Next morning after this I had some elk meat. Most folks would have cooked it first... but it still tasted just fine.

LOL!

Look at you, offering to share and all... Thanks, but no...I'm good.

[Bill Harsey]

Originally Posted by Gypsy

LOL!

Look at you, offering to share and all... Thanks, but no...I'm good.

Just trying to be polite Ma'am.

[Richard]

Originally Posted by Bill Harsey

There's still some left, do you want me to send it by mail or UPS?

Don't want to lose another good dog, hey Bill?

Richard's $.02

[vsvo]

So would this be the wrong thread in which to wax rhapsodic about the joys of tofu? I agree with the sentiments about chili, although I make mine with beans so I am no purist.

My mother-in-law is a devout Buddhist and has been vegetarian for decades; therefore, I am familiar with dishes containing masquerading tofu. On one of our early dates, my wife took me home for an all-vegetarian meal cooked by her mom. I kept my mouth shut and dutifully ate; I may have even offered a compliment or two. As we were walking out to the car after dinner, I turned to her and enthusiastically declared, “I wanna go get a cheeseburger!” That ill-timed comment precipitated a little argument, and we found ourselves at a fork in our nascent relationship. Thankfully, we were able to arrive at a mutual understanding, and the rest is history.

I like tofu in tofu dishes, but not when it’s used as a substitute for meat in a meat dish. Before I met my wife, my only exposure to this concept was the occasional visit to temple as a kid. But, I must say, the monks have refined the art of cooking tofu. I’ve tasted certain dishes where you would be hard-pressed to know whether you are eating meat or tofu.