From this article on meat pizza toppings being offensive to a certain kind of young woman seeking dates with whatever sort of young man would put up with them. Probably when we were young women had similar sorts of conversations, but before social media they were contained within their friend group and didn't have to be encountered by everyone else. Eventually the young grow up enough to realize that trivia like this is not important; loyalty and honor, trust and respect, these are the foundations of love between successful spouses. You can always order half-and-half pizza.
"The Way a Man Views Tofu Reflects How They View Women"
ReplyDeleteCurious. I view tofu as "OK", not very sturdy and not having much flavor of its own, taking the flavor of whatever it was put with.
That's not a good description of the women I know, but perhaps it fits her and those she knows.
If the lady eats kosher, or is Hindu, there may be some larger issues that will need to be resolved before getting more involved.
ReplyDeleteTofu- tasteless and not good bang for the buck.
Too much hassle to make it.
For decades, I pressure-cooked soybeans, as they were cheaper than tofu. In the last decade, I switched back to regular beans---mostly pinto beans. Cheaper, less hassle, better tasting, and not all that different nutritionally.
My sister and I disagree on the pronunciation of "tofu." When I was a hippie dropout eco-freak in Berserkeley, I made the acquaintance of a grad student in Japanese & Chinese, who was also the husband of a neighbor up the road in (half a mile away, but also "next door.") my hometown who had been my main babysitter. From him, I learned to pronounce it Dofu. My sister pronounces it as Tofu.
We have agreed to disagree.
Gringo
Gringo: “Tofu- tasteless and not good bang for the buck.”
ReplyDeleteThat’s not, I trust, also your opinion of women.
^ Now see, this here is what we call provocation.
DeleteLet me get some peanuts and a beer.....continue on.
I'm just saying that it is evidence against the prospect that one's view of tofu and one's view of women are reflective of each other. This seems like they're probably not!
DeleteI did once stop in a restaurant in Athens, Georgia where the “steak” I ordered from the menu turned out to be meatless fakery. It was terrible. I think it was some kind of mushroom base, rather than tofu, but all I remember about it is that it was awful.
ReplyDeleteMabo dofu is great, although it's probably the spicy pork the tofu is cooked in that makes it so good.
ReplyDeletehttps://japan.recipetineats.com/mabodofu-mapo-tofu/
If it's pizza, I'll take the half without pineapple.
ReplyDeleteMellow Mushroom makes a great pie called "Pacific Rim" that has both pineapple and jalapenos. Meat too, though, as I recall.
DeleteA visiting friend made us an excellent dish with highly spiced tomato sauce, pumpkin seeds, and tofu. That may be the only tofu I've ever enjoyed; truly I've rarely eaten it. I can state with some assurance that I've never particularly "viewed" it one way or another; it didn't seem to call for a judgment.
ReplyDeleteThere is a Chinese vegan restaurant in NJ that makes everything meatless: fake chicken, pork, seafood, beef - all some kind of tofu variation. Our vegan friends loved it. The restaurant made the best little ribs I've ever had. To this day, I believe they were really pork, an opinion I never shared with my friends.
ReplyDeleteNo meat on a pizza? Unless it is in Lent, or in Sicily, pizza needs meat. In my opinion.
ReplyDeleteLittleRed1 (who is a girl)
I'm a big fan of sausage on pizza, but there ain't nothin wrong with tomato, basil, and mozzarella, or many other meatless varieties. In fact, in general, cheese is a fine substitute for meat as long as it's not the exclusive strategy.
DeleteReally, there's little wrong with pizza in general.
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