Fermented Tofu Tossed Rice
God save Taiwanese students before payday! Strong umami and salty "Oriental cheese" rice
Description
The ultimate simple, deep budget meal placing a piece of Taiwan's salty fermented tofu 'Doufu Ru'—called 'Oriental Cheese'—on piping hot white rice, crushing it while eating.
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Recipe
Ingredients
- White Rice(or Congee)
- Doufu Ru(Bottled fermented tofu)
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe]
- Cook rice.
- Take
- (or half) square Doufu Ru from bottled 'Doufu Ru (plain or chili-added La Furu)' sold in Taiwan supers.
- Place Doufu Ru on piping hot white rice (or congee).
- Scoop
- tsp 'fermented pickling juice' from the bottle and pour over rice too.
- Crush Doufu Ru finely with chopsticks, mixing well with rice to eat.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Intense fermented cheese-like richness and soy aroma
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Somen (exquisite tangled with noodles as Doufu Ru Ban Mian)
Pairing
Warm Oolong tea、Fried egg
Trivia
[For Adults] Doufu Ru's amino acids are drawn to the limit via fermentation, having intense umami and saltiness like anchovy or blue cheese. Thus, one piece easily makes a bowl of rice disappear. For broke end-of-month Taiwan students, a bottled Doufu Ru bought for a few hundred yen is a magic stone turning white rice into a supreme feast.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Place a soft fried egg on rice, mixing yolk and Doufu Ru paste gooey-ly to shovel down as 'rich cheese Tamago Kake Gohan style'!
Allergen
Soy