{"id":8246,"date":"2018-04-06T10:00:14","date_gmt":"2018-04-06T02:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.writtenchinese.com\/?p=8246"},"modified":"2018-04-06T18:04:07","modified_gmt":"2018-04-06T10:04:07","slug":"chinese-snacks-101-spicy-dried-tofu-jerky","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.writtenchinese.com\/chinese-snacks-101-spicy-dried-tofu-jerky\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese Snacks 101: Spicy Dried Tofu Jerky"},"content":{"rendered":"

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My experience with tofu in the US is limited to trendy hipster cafes with snarky tatted-up bartenders and grouchy feminist vegans. Hmm, I wonder why I never fell in love with the stuff??…until CHINA. In China, tofu is not a \u201cmeat alternative\u201d; it is its own food category and it comes in a dizzying array of sizes, shapes, textures and colors. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Tofu-To-Go<\/span><\/h2>\n

Not only is this eco-friendly (yes, I said it!) and versatile foodstuff consumed everywhere in China from after bar barbeques to fine Shanghainese restaurants, it is also a snack that you can throw in your bag and eat later- the way that we Americans might do with a bag of potato chips or a banana. <\/span><\/p>\n

To be honest I thought that I would never eat one of these shrink-wrapped, suspicious-looking snack packs but my darling co-worker Hollie in all her infinite wisdom decided that it was about time we ate this thing. Here we are digging in\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n