• smokeymcpott@feddit.de
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      2 months ago

      I always find the comparison between tofu and meat a bit unfair, as it wasn’t invented for that purpose. In many asian cultures it is simply a thing in its own right, only we in the West have popularized it as a meat substitute and I don’t think that does tofu justice.

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      2 months ago

      other meat substitutes

      Tofu is not a meat substitute. Tofu is just tofu, unless someone specifically picks it as a substitute for meat and sticks to it, in which case I guess it’s their personal substitute for meat.

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        Tofu is not a meat substitute.

        Correct, however I believe it has been commonly accepted as a such because of its protein content… just clarifying what I think people mean here