On 2013-12-03 04:26:20 +0000, John J said:

> On Mon, 2 Dec 2013 19:41:19 -0800, Oregonian Haruspex
> > wrote:
>
>> On 2013-12-02 17:21:11 +0000, dsi1 said:
>>
>>> On 12/2/2013 2:22 AM, tert in seattle wrote:
>>>>
>>>> thanks!
>>>>
>>>> it seems that one of the secrets is to marinate the stuff
>>>>
>>>> we'll see what happens ..
>>>>
>>> An interesting factoid is that there are components in tofu which mimic
>>> the effects of female hormones. This could cause problems if you're
>>> hooked on the stuff and a male. I like tofu but eat it only once a
>>> month - if that much.
>>
>> Although this is asserted to be true by some "scientists" the Asian
>> nations, heavy consumers of tofu, seem not to have any health issues or
>> spontaneous gender changes. I'm not sure where these studies
>> originated, but I would be wary of believing future studies from the
>> same authors.
>>
>> As far as tofu goes, there are many different brands and each has its
>> own peculiar flavor, texture, and the only way to figure out what you
>> like is by buying and eating it. Here in the People's Republic of
>> Portland I buy Ota brand tofu, which is locally made by a family that
>> has been in the tofu business for about a century.
>>
>> If you don't eat tofu very often, the freeze dried stuff is actually
>> pretty decent in soups and such. It rehydrates beautifully and can be
>> stored indefinitely.
>
> Isn't the problem that tofu, genetically modified or not, is used in
> lots of prefab foods? As a result, prefab munchers, who may think they
> never eat tofu, are the most likely to OD on it.

Tofu and soy are different things. While many products contain soy,
not all soy is tofu. Anyway what "prefab munchers" do is their own
business, they will continue to eat whatever's cheapest or easiest.