Seen plenty of quorn in supermarkets but where do I buy soya or tofu?

[sicily1921]

I have been advised on another thread to switch to these for my DS allergic to quorn but where is it? Is it in the fresh or dried food section, does it come in boxes, packets, what am I looking for ? Would a health food shop sell it?

Thanks in advance

Holland and Barrett do soya and tofu.
Sainsburys is quite good as well. Their own vegemince is soya rather than quorn and they have soy sausages etc.

Our Sainsburys has a chilled vegetarian section as well as frozen. The chilled section has tofu and some veggie ready meals.
Many supermarkets have tofu in the world foods - Chinese section

Silken tofu is beside the tinned sweet corn in sainsburys in a tetrapak carton. You can also get fresh stuff in the chilled section in a kind of tray thing.

this is what you are looking for

Btw there's an amazing dairy free cheesecake recipe that uses silken tofu on parsley soup. Com

Yes, tofu is in a weird place in sainsburys, near the tinned veg, normally on a top shelf.

It is also sometimes with the 'foreign' food but the sainsburys brand ones rather than the ethnic section.

My local supermarkets all have tofu - some is fresh and some is packed and on shelves. Delicious marinated in soya sauce and garlic and then fried.

Most big supermarkets have Cauldron Foods fresh tofu in the chiller cabinet next to the Quorn and other veggie things.

The original tofu is the most versatile, but is very bland until you marinate it or stir fry it with other things. They also do chunks of ready-marinated tofu which are handy to chuck straight into stir-fries. I like the smoked tofu too, but not so many supermarkets stock it. For really delicious fresh tofu, or firm pressed tofu, try a Chinese supermarket/grocery.

The long-life silken tofu other people have mentioned (usually on a shelf with other asian foods) is fine for blending into soups etc to add protein, but will fall apart very easily if you try to fry it or anything like that.

Coldren sell the stuff In the Vegetarian chilled section with the burgers and things of most supermarkets.
It's not very nice IMO. But i like the marinaded stuff I get from the local vegan shop.

X post

We also get cans of braised tofu which is very useful to put in a stir fry / curry etc, it has a bit more texture IME (and of course it keeps in the cupboard).

You can also buy marinated or smoked tofu from some supermarkets and health food shops. Both nice in different ways. Smoked, if sliced and fried has something (the smokedness obv!) of smokey bacon about it and can be used to make veggie BLTs.

The chunks of marinated tofu that Asda and others sell (Cauldron Foods), for sprinkling conveniently into things, are massively expensive (compare the price per weight with tofu slabs) but convenient, if that helps you.

The widely available plain Cauldron tofu is not te firmest and does tend to collapse to mush if you stir fry it. Try marinating then baking to dry it out a bit, or frying with minimal stirring before adding, or freezing, defrosting and squeezing out the excess water.

Proper silken tofu is very difficult to use, but is good for thickening up soups or stews. Or in cheesecake apparently though I haven't tried.

I use the Cauldron Fresh Tofu linked above (get from Sainsburys or Waitrose chillers), but I do find that it has to be left for half an hour under a heavy weight to loose some of the excess water first. After that it slices fine, I dunk in egg and seasoned flour then fry for addition to stir-fries or fajitas.

I don't like the ready marinated chunks that Cauldron do though.

I also use the cans of braised tofu that Takaver mentioned, get from H&B and occasionally see it in Sainsburys. It goes really well in stir-fries and I have found that the texture and flavour are very acceptable to non-veggies. It can also be used in a stuffing mix for things like marrows or red peppers, and makes a great addition to risotto.

Thanks all for taking the time to reply, you are very kind.