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Originally posted by Bobaphat
Tofu is high in estrogen, and has been shown to basically make people stupider over time (with excessive consumption). Hippies beware.
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I don't know if you're being sarcastic or not, but I'd like to see some cites if you are serious. I've heard about the estrogen thing before (my housemate keeps telling me I'll grow man-boobs if I keep eating tofu).
Tofu and other soybean based food is pretty close to the center of most Asian cuisine. It really shouldn't be looked at as just an alternative to meat. damn hippies making tofu look like all it is is just an alternative to meat.
I find it interesting that most people view tofu as weird food but have no problem with cheese.
Anyway, if anyone is ever in Hong Kong try to get some "Stinky Tofu". It's pretty foul smelling, but apparently it tastes really good. They sell it on the street like hotdog vendors, and sometimes get citations for air pollution. I know of one place in San Francisco that has it on their menu but I wasn't brave enough to order it. If you do a google search you might be able to find some other resturaunts that serve it.
Again it's like how some people think of really stank cheese as a delicacy. I mean even Feta cheese smells pretty terrible out of the package, but is actually pretty good stuff.