PrintWin a Pair of Tickets to the Sold Out 'Tales of Tofu'
Whatever your thoughts on bean curd are, there is no disputing that fresh made tofu is far superior to the stuff you buy in the grocery store. So to celebrate truly sublime tofu, En Japanese Brasserie is hosting "Tales of Tofu" this Sunday afternoon (8/26) at 2 p.m. Chef Yasuhiro Honma will show you how to make your own tofu at home, teach you how to make that tofu into delicious homecooked dishes, and share other tofu stories. The event will be moderated by journalist Harris Salat, who’s written about Japanese cuisine for Gourmet, Saveur and the NY Times, and maintains the blog, The Japanese Food Report.
The $85 tickets are all sold out, but we have one pair to give away to one lucky Serious Eater—and what better way to do it than with another of our famous haiku contests. (What can we say? We're addicted to poems.) Just post your tofu-themed haiku in the comments and you'll be entered to win.
The best submitted haiku as deemed by the Serious Eats staff will be chosen as the winner. Contest will end and comments will close at noon ET, Friday, October 24, 2008. One entry per community member. The standard Serious Eats contest rules apply.
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14 Comments:
Silken, firm, stinky
You make me a proud chinky
But mapo is king
mliang76 at 5:43PM on 10/22/08
people say "tofu"
like it's a curse or bad word
have they eaten it?
hrwalf at 9:02PM on 10/22/08
Firm, soft, extra-soft
Snow white smoothness touch of skin
Healthy soy protein
gargupie at 9:07PM on 10/22/08
i can't enter the contest because i'll be out of town this weekend, but this post inspired me to some bad haiku writing on the train about my experiences working in the 'tofu hut' at twin oaks community, and i thought i should subject the internets to them.
dirty hippies toil
in the tofu factory
they haul in the beans
soaked, boiled, and spun
curdled, pressed, and vacuum sealed
so much okara!
what to do with it
odorous soybean fiber?
feed it to the cows.
no, not the heifers!
soy will screw up their hormones
no more calves or milk
only to the steers
who love to eat okara
fat, tender beef (mmmm...)
twin oaks makes hammocks
leisure products for the rich
tofu is better
not made of plastic
organic, compostable
build communes with soy!
ephraim at 10:12PM on 10/22/08
its softness in mouth
lingers like trails of cut air
in hills of cloud and fog
Irata at 10:24PM on 10/22/08
emerging from this white hunk
tasty tabula rasa
arise sponge-like dreams
soartoreador at 11:28PM on 10/22/08
sorry, accidental added syllables on first line, revised version:
emerge from white hunk
tasty tabula rasa
arise sponge-like dreams
soartoreador at 11:31PM on 10/22/08
grind grind grind some more
'till the beans turn into paste
heat, drip, stuff your face
sushiburger at 10:21AM on 10/23/08
my tofu, a boat
meandering the black sea
for a salty dip
hiyaa321 at 11:02AM on 10/23/08
autumn ends with snow
begins a meal of winter
tofu warm and bright
MrKnish at 12:13PM on 10/23/08
fermented bean curd
silken, semi-firm, glisten
why are you so bland?
my sweet bean curd paste
you're as versatile as meat
with none of the taste
bjornsen at 12:15PM on 10/23/08
tofu, soft or firm
just like all of my women
a delicious treat
ilhyungl at 12:47PM on 10/23/08
Lusty wench tofu
comes undone, as Autumns leaves
unfurl in New York
bamboo at 12:53AM on 10/24/08
almighty bean curd,
your canvas paints bright within
cook's flavor palettes
maltese at 1:07AM on 10/24/08