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Twin Oaks Tofu is sold without water, vacuum-packed in plastic. The process of pasteurizing and chilling our tofu gives the 1-lb blocks a 60-day shelf-life and our 12-lb bulk a 40-day shelf-life. When you bring our tofu home, make sure to refrigerate it. What you donŐt eat, place in a container and cover with cold water, cap tightly and refrigerate. Change the water daily and your tofu can be kept fresh for up to one week. You can freeze and then thaw our tofu to change it texture completely, making it similar to ground beef in chewiness. Place vacuum-packed tofu in the freezer for at least 24 hours before thawing. Note: the tofu will change its color to tan, and once thawed, will be spongy, rubbery and full of water. Simply squeeze the water out and crumple the tofu into your recipe.
Tempeh
Tempeh is a fermented food made from cooked soybeans bound together by a dense, white, cottony microorganism. It is a wonderful soyfood, rich in protein and B vitamins, low in calories and fat, and completely free of any cholesterol. Tempeh differs from tofu in that it has a firmer texture, has a greater density and higher in fiber because the whole bean is used. Tempeh can be sliced and baked, fried, or steamed. It adds a nutty flavor to pizza, casseroles, or stir-fired rice. It has a slight mushroom aroma and flavor. Well-seasoned and chopped, grated or crumbled, tempeh can even look and taste like red meat or poultry. Use it as a main course in place or meat, poultry, seafoods or cheese. Like tofu, tempeh takes on the flavor of the ingredients with which it is cooked. Fresh tempeh contains 19.5% protein or about as much as beef and chicken, and 50% more than ground beef. It has the highest quality protein found in any soyfood. It is a complete protein and a good source of vitamin B-12. We recommend that tempeh be kept frozen until ready to use. Allow it to thaw in the package for 45 minutes at room temperature. Some gray or black spots are normal sporulation and do not indicate spoilage.
Sources for information contained above include:
Mushroom Pate
Vegetarian Sausage
Organic Soymilk
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Twin Oaks Community Foods Tofu is certified organic by the Quality Certification Services and is free of preservatives and chemicals. Our tofu is also Kosher Certified by Star K. We offer 3 flavors of extra firm tofu: Plain, Italian Herb and Fine Herb.
Be sure to try Twin Oaks Community Foods Tempeh, which is sold in the freezer section of health food stores.
Our Porticcini mushroom pate is made from a base of okara, a fat and cholesterol-free product.
We then add spices, herbs and native dried mushrooms. The pate is spreadable and ready to eat
or can be sliced and reheated. Our mushroom pate is packaged in easy to use, one-pound tubes
which can be purchased singly or in a box of twelve.
Twin Oaks community makes two tasty alternatives to meat sausage. The sausages are made from
a base of texturized soy protein, bound with a wheat gluten to create a texture similar to meat.
We then add spices and a variety of other natural ingredients for flavor. The sausage can be sliced
or crumbled and fried as one would with ground beef. Our vegetarian sausage is packaged in easy
to use, one-pound tubes, which can be purchased singly, or in a box of twelve.
Twin Oaks soymilk is made from locally grown organic soybeans. Our soymilk is fresh and un-pasteurized
keeping its great soy flavor. Our soymilk can be flavored upon request. Soymilk is sold in bulk three-gallon
pouches.