![]() ![]() This excludes any extras you may add to cook it such as olive oil, extra salt, turmeric, onion and garlic. THE DOCTOR’S VERDICT ON TOFU SCRAMBLE How healthy is tofu scramble?įor one serving of tofu scramble, you need about a half a block of firm tofu (approx 140g): To ‘scramble’ the tofu, you crumble the block with the back of a fork and fry it up in a pan – typically with turmeric, onion and garlic (it’s pretty bland tasting otherwise). It is categorised by its consistency, which is determined by the water content – the more water, the softer or ‘silkier’ the tofu the less water, the firmer the tofu. The end result is a white, wobbly block of tofu. The fresh soya milk is then curdled, pressed into a solid block and cooled. What is tofu?Īlso known as bean curd, tofu is made by soaking soybeans and extracting their ‘milk’. UNDER THE KNIFE What is tofu scramble?Īs you can probably guess from the title, it’s scrambled tofu. Aka versatile little nuggets of all-round nutrition.īut, with veganism on the rise (almost 170,000 people signed up to Veganuary in 2018 and GBBO will be having a Vegan Week this series), and the health benefits of shifting towards a more plant-focused diet well documented – not heard of the flexitarian or reducetarian diet? – it’s no wonder that egg-free alternatives to breakfast favourites are popping up nationwide.Īnd, for those of you who perhaps want to reduce your own animal product consumption, opting for a plant-based meal for one or two meals each day – or having a meat-free day each week – is a good place to start.Įnter tofu scramble, the vegan alternative to scrambled eggs.īut, as with scrambled eggs, it all comes down to how you cook tofu scramble and what you flavour it with – both in terms of taste and nutritional value. You hard-boil them, you scramble them and, sometimes, you even fry them – eggs. In Hazel’s second column, she answers the question: Is tofu scramble as nutritious as scrambled eggs? ![]()
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