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My two favorite tofu recipes from Japan:
Hiyayakko:
A block of cold tofu with grated ginger, scallions, and ponzu (or soy sauce and lemon juice) on top. Great on a hot day.
Mabodofu (Originally Chinese but I'm sure this recipe is Japanized. Good luck finding the ingredients.):
On very high heat, stir fry chopped garlic, ginger, and a small handful ground beef or pork. Add some broth, one or two tsp. of Tobanjan chili paste, about a tbsp. Tenmenjan sweet black bean paste (perhaps you could substitute Hoisin for this), soy sauce, sugar, salt, and bite size blocks of firm tofu. Boil for a couple of minutes. Turn down the heat, add potato starch little by little to thicken the sauce, and a little chopped green onion. If you like things really hot you could add some red peppers to the recipe.
My girlfriend uses tofu as well as cheese (a 50/50 tofu:cheese mixture) when making Russian Blini and it's surprisingly tasty.
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