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Tofu Cream Cheese
Buy a block of tofu and that's exactly what you get: A quivering mass of compressed soy milk that's easy sliced into sauté-able, grill-able, and bake-able ... more
Photo by: Thinkstock
Tofu Cream Cheese
Buy a block of tofu and that's exactly what you get: A quivering mass of compressed soy milk that's easy sliced into sauté-able, grill-able, and bake-able rectangles, but not remotely possible to spread on a bagel. Yet tofu cream cheese has almost an identical texture to the real stuff. How? According to Stuckey, soymilk-the base of tofu-is essentially processed in much the same way as cheese. The wet portions are separated from the solids, a coagulant is added, and the remaining mixture is blended with oil (typically vegetable) to create a smooth texture. less
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Even the most passionate whole food fanatic has probably consumed something of dubious nature at one point in time. In fact, many everyday items on grocery store shelves-and even in higher-end health food stores-are, on closer inspection, more enigmatic than they first appear. From tofu cream cheese (how does a block of wiggly tofu become spreadable, anyway?) to that canned wonder Spam, we asked Barb Stuckey, professional food developer at Mattson and author of Taste What You're Missing: The Passionate Eater's Guide to Why Good Food Tastes Good to reveal the truth behind seven foods that make you wonder (at least, they should).
