Tofu by Amy Richardson, Catering
I discovered this tofu factory and store, Thanh Son Tofu (118 12th Avenue, 206-320-1316), when I was working on a wedding. The groom, who’s a chef, told me this was his favorite place to buy tofu because of all the different flavors, textures, and shapes. Since I needed to buy strips of tofu for the lettuce wraps on his wedding menu, I went there myself to check it out. Since then, this is a regular stop for me. Besides fresh and fried tofu, which can be cut into different shapes and sizes, they have trays of brightly colored rice, containers of crispy fried shallots (great in bahn mi), soy milk, and many other things.
I eat tofu at home all the time. You can hide the fried tofu in anything- even my boyfriend eats it since it’s fried and he doesn’t know what it is. You can make a bahn mi (Vietnamese sandwich) with pickled carrots and jicama, onions, and lettuce, spicy mayo, and fried tofu. I also heat up cubes of fried tofu and serve it with peanut sauce as an appetizer when entertaining- people think you fried the tofu yourself. My boyfriend, Ryan, likes tofu best in pho, but my “signature” dish is just tofu in some broth. Hooray for tofu!
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