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Products: Tofu Salad

Simply a combination of fresh whole Bridge Tofu, chopped carrots and celery, ground sesame seed paste, shoyu, umeboshi vinegar, and sea salt.


Ingredient Descriptions:
Tahini: a ground sesame seed product sometimes labeled sesame butter. Sesame seeds are an excellent source of calcium and iron.


Shoyu: a by-product, nascent of fermented soybeans and whole wheat. Many times conventional brands of shoyu are unaturally produced and labeled as soy-sauce. Shoyu is a flavorful ingredient utilized in cooking by macrobiotic and health conscious chefs from Japan to the United States.


Umeboshi Vinegar: a type of vinegar derived from umeboshi plums. The sweet umeboshi plum, close relative to the apricot and rose, is marinated in a salt brine. The resulting p\roduct after marination is pickled umeboshi plums. The plums are ground to form umeboshi paste and the remaining liquid is called umeboshi vinegar. This salty additive is helpful in neutralizing acidic flavors and conditions.