Soy Milk Filter Bag (Cotton Strainer)
オカラをギュッと絞り出す！台湾の朝を支える純白のコットンフィルター
Description
A special filter bag made of fine cotton to squeeze 'soy milk (Doujiang)' from soybeans crushed in a blender and boiled, separating the 'okara (Douzha)'.
Classification: For Women,Filter Bags,Core of Homemade Soy Milk
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How to use
Ingredients
- 100% Cotton or Food-grade nylon mesh
Instructions
- [Usage Secret]
- [Extracting Soy Milk (Caution: Scalding)] Pour the soybean liquid—soaked overnight, blended, and boiled in a large pot—into this filter bag.
- Tie the mouth firmly, press with a wooden spatula to avoid burns, or cool slightly and squeeze with all your might 'Squeeeze' with both hands.
- Pure white, rich soy milk flows through the mesh, leaving umami-rich 'okara' inside.
- Adding sugar to the squeezed soy milk makes sweet soy milk (Tian Doujiang); adding black vinegar and chili oil makes savory soup (Xian Doujiang).
Learn more Substitutes, pairings, tips
Key spices
Gentle、green aroma of soybeans
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Clean gauze or Sarashi cotton cloth
Pairing
Soy milk (Doujiang), Xian Doujiang, Douhua
Trivia
[For Women] 'Soy milk' is the absolute center of Taiwan's breakfast culture. Fresh soy milk is squeezed every morning using giant filter bags in the back of breakfast shop kitchens. Health-conscious Taiwanese women often make soy milk/Douhua from scratch at home, making this filter bag a magic cloth stocked in home kitchens.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Don't throw away the 'okara' left in the bag; fry it with scallions and egg to make Taiwanese 'fried okara', eating without waste!
Allergen
Soy