The first time I ate tofu was at a chinese restaurant & it was the silken type (soft & squishy). I hated it too.
But... there's so many different types of tofu out there & they all vary in consistency. I personally hate the soft types and prefer firm tofu. The great thing about tofu is that it doesn't have any flavour, it takes on whatever flavour you are cooking with! I usually throw it in stirfrys, curries or stews. Just experiment
My fav's are:
Soyco Thai
Soyco Satay Malaysian
Blue Lotus Sweet Chilli Cubes
Tly Tofu Firm
Nutrisoy Tempeh
I prefer firm tofu to silken when I am cooking it myself, but I love how thai and chinese restaurants cooks the silken tofu, I'd love to know how.
There are so many ways to cook tofu:
Deep-fry
Steam
Boil
Shallow-fry
BBQ =)
I'm sure there's others...
Make sure to add plenty of flavours if you're still not into the plain tofu... some of my favourites:
Peanut satay sauce
Lemongrass paste - just slab it on one side of the tofu and shallow-fry it
Lemongrass, lemon and ginger seasoning - go and check out the herbs/spices and seasonings at your grocery store and just have a try and see what goes with tofu.
Try deep-frying in different oils - sesame, peanut, canola, etc - just be careful when you deep-fry.
I can handle eating tofu plain - as long as it's the firm tofu - again, only when I cook it though, lol! I can handle plain silken tofu from chinese and thai restaurants =)
