Dede Sophie

A delicacy in Asian cuisine for over 2,000 years, tofu is now a go-to staple of vegan and health-conscious diets here in the 21st century. Widely regarded as a super-food, tofu is popping up in everything from street-food dishes to the menus of Michelin-starred restaurants. However, it’s still misunderstood as an ingredient and is often labeled bland and boring. In this article, we’ll discover that tofu is anything but bland and, as an ingredient, it can form the basis of all manner of exciting and delicious recipes. 1. The Origins of Tofu Like many of the soy foods that are trending in vegan diets, tofu originated in China. According to legend , its invention was a complete accident. The story goes that over 2,000 years ago, a Chinese cook mistakenly added nigari seaweed to the soybean dish they were preparing, which curdled the soybean milk. The resulting curds were then pressed together, and low and behold, tofu – or doufu – was invented. While the Chinese kept their tofu secret for...

THE Papua New Guinea  Electoral Commissioner, Simon Sinai as custodian has been called to extract the ballot boxes kept in five containers at the Mendi police station and move them to a neutral counting venue to allow peaceful counting.  Incumbent Governor of Southern Highlands William Powi made the call after the counting of the regional seats have been disrupted and halted for three consecutive times, delaying the whole counting process.  In a media statement Mr Powi made the call to protect the province from violence and destruction as he sees a possible outbreak of violence in Mendi as the regional candidates continue to disrupt the counting.  He said security forces withdrew yesterday due to frustrations over continuous stoppage and delays in counting.  He called on the Electoral Commission to intervene and save  all the health services, the education, business and lives of the people by retrieving the five containers kept at the Mendi police station and bring it to a closest neut...