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Petes Tofu2Go Flavored Dessert Tofu
The product itself is a failure from a taste and a food science standpoint. I would best describe tofu2go as a jello wannabe that is mushy in texture and bland in taste. The gel is very weak but I suppose that's why they call it "flan like." But it seems more like "oops - we couldn't get the proper texture that we wanted, so lets call it flan." And please, people at Pete's, flan is not just a weak gel. It is a 'delicate' gel. It still holds together when you scoop it out, and not until you put it in your mouth does it dissolve. Your Pete's Tofu2Go turned to mush just by scooping it out. What really hurt my food science heart was the fact that you can see the product "weeping water" which is called syneresis. This is the sign of a weak, inferior gel. One of my foodie pet peeves is companies that send products to the market knowing that they have issues - which in my mind says that the company thinks that we food consumers are so uninteligent that we will buy anything that has a marketing gimmick. Shame on you Pete's! For amazing pictures of the whole entire wrapping process, and for an idea of what a "gel gone wrong" looks like, check out the review at All this Chittah Chattah [link]. The Pete's tofu2go package comes with 2 servings (and you do get a lot). One serving is 100 calories, 4% of the recommended daily amount of total fat (2.5 grams) and saturated fat (0.5 grams), no trans fat, 5 grams of protein and 15 grams total carbohydrate which includes 1 gram of fiber and 13 grams of sugars. VeggieBoards has a few people discussing the Tofu2Go and some actually liked it - go figure [link]. I certainly will never buy this again. Comments
Thu: September 21, 2006
Ruth said: it'S a popular food in asia, and i grew up snacking on tofu topped with caramelized sugar. it's good, but i'm not so sure this tofu2go is a good copy, though.
Tue: September 26, 2006
Ace N. said: I'm Vietnamese and we eat a tofu dessert covered with a ginger-caramel liquid. It is very yummy and has a distinct and natural soft tofu texture and aftertaste. If anybody reading this gets the chance, go to a Vietnamese shop and try some!
Sat: May 26, 2007
fatal said: I tried these when they were on sale and they were good! Too bad they get such a bad rep.
Tue: April 1, 2008
sweetea said: I LOVE PETES BLUBERRY TOFU2GO IT,S SO YUMMY. |
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Evolna said:
Gross.