Description
A dish steaming traditional Taiwanese pickled berries 'Po Bu Zi' (Cordia) and silken tofu. Sweet/salty extract overflowing from the berries sublimates tofu into an exquisite main dish.
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Silken tofu
- Po Bu Zi(Cordia berries)
- Ginger
- Scallions
- Sesame oil
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe]
- Drain silken tofu, slice ~
- 5cm thick, arrange slightly overlapping on a heatproof dish.
- Scoop bottled 'Po Bu Zi' (with pickling juice) sold in Taiwan supers and pour heavily over tofu.
- Scatter shredded ginger and scallions.
- Steam in a steamer (or Tatung cooker) on high for 8-
- mins.
- Drizzle a few drops of heated sesame oil (or Xiang You) 'sizzle' to finish.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Unique sweet/salty fermented aroma of Po Bu Zi
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Atsuage (absorbs flavor even better)
Pairing
Brown rice、Oolong tea
Trivia
[For Health Conscious] Perfect vegan diet dish using zero animal protein/fat. Po Bu Zi has complex fermented umami like olives/capers, possessing the power to instantly turn plain tofu into an 'unstoppable rice side'. A magic dish where eating until full only costs tofu calories.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Put the Po Bu Zi berries in your mouth with tofu, suck out the umami, then dexterously spit out the tiny seeds 'ptui' like watermelon seeds!
Allergen
Soy, Wheat (from berry juice), Sesame