What is this? From a vegetable soup at a Chinese restaurant
Posted Aug 15, 2023, 11:09 PM UTC
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Mock abalone.
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Could be a deflated fried tofu/tofu puff or textured vegetable protein. Cut it in half maybe and check if the inside will be spongy.
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tofussy
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Could be fried wheat gluten which is used in mock meat dishes!
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It's either a deflated fried Tofu puff or a blob of fried wheat gluten. If it's drier, airer and tastes of tofu it's the tofu puff. If it's denser and chewier it's wheat gluten.
Source: am Chinese, ate lots of both growing up.
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Is pure gluten fried and then boiled on the soup
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Pig testicle.
Source: Work for the largest pig testicle supplier in the tri-county area.
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Solved!
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But that's wrong
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Either tofu puff or possibly gluten ball.
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It’s actually deep fried Tofu , there is a Chinese name for it
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Seitan
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It looks like a deflated dumpling to me
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It looks like a dehydrated testicle 🤣
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面筋 in chinese, commonly found in asian grocery stores - sold as dry fried balls you can toss into soup and stew dishes.
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This is known as a “你為什麼翻譯這個”, or “wrinkly nasty brown butthole with a little poop coming out”
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Looks like tofu skin (yuba/ soy milk skin)