Description
Unlike Japanese agar-set smooth Almond Tofu, this is Taiwan's unique sweet boasting incredible sticky stretchiness like mochi, achieved by kneading tapioca or potato starch.
Restaurants serving Taiwanese Almond Tofu
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Nanxing(or Almond powder)
- Milk
- Tapioca starch(or Potato starch)
- Sugar
- Brown sugar syrup
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe]
- [Almond Liquid] Soak 'Nanxing' (sweet apricot kernels with strong aroma/sweetness) overnight, blend, and strain through a cloth to extract pure white 'Almond Milk' (store-bought almond powder works).
- Put almond milk, regular milk, and sugar in a pot.
- [Taiwanese Secret] Instead of agar or gelatin, add plenty of water-dissolved 'tapioca starch (or potato/cornstarch)'.
- Heat on low, stirring powerfully and constantly with a wooden spoon to prevent burning.
- Remove from heat when the starch gelatinizes, the dough gets heavy, and develops 'a strong sticky stretchiness (chewiness) like mochi'.
- Pour into a square tray, chill solid in the fridge.
- Cut into bite-sized diamonds and plate.
- Eat topped on shaved ice, or drizzled with sweet brown sugar syrup (or honey water) and garnished with peanuts.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Sweet、exotic apricot kernel aroma
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Make with almond milk and potato starch (aroma differs)
Pairing
Warm Taiwan Tea
Trivia
[For Women] Eating it in Taiwan expecting Japanese convenience store Almond Tofu guarantees 100% surprise at its 'mochi-ness'. Highly active as a dessert topping in Taiwan; hugely popular with women as apricot kernel aroma is said to cool body heat and soothe throats.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] When scooping with a spoon, visually enjoy the mysterious stickiness stretching long 'streeetch' instead of cutting like jelly, then suck it into your mouth!
Allergen
Dairy (if milk used), (Caution: apricot kernel allergy)