How to store half a lemon – and 17 other ways to keep leftover food fresh
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January 2024
Observer Food Monthly's 20 best recipes
Ravinder Bhogal’s recipe for nori-salata toasts
A vegan take on taramasalata, where seaweed flakes do the heavy lifting
October 2023
‘It has the best cheesy flavour’: five ways to make vegan food creamy, crispy or fluffy
From fermented tofu to the wonders of aquafaba, three Australian plant-based cooks share their favourite ways of replicating omnivore dishes
March 2023
Tamal Ray’s recipe for crisp fried tofu and tempura spring onions with spicy barbecue sauce
This vegetarian recipe takes its influence from Korean fried chicken, and the resulting sticky, sweet, crisp dish will more than satisfy any fast-food cravings
February 2023
Black bean sauce noodles and curried pot rice – Su Scott’s feel-good Korean recipes
Making her mum’s Korean dishes for her own daughter led to the cookery writer winning an OFM Award. Now the recipes are at the heart of her new cookbook
January 2023
Kitchen aide
Veganuary and beyond: ways to cook with vegan protein
Our cooks say you can get a meaty effect using seitan, tempeh, tofu and TVP. Or ditch meat substitutes entirely and explore the natural proteins in pulses and legumes
October 2022
‘It’s not woke’: Braverman dig leaves bitter taste in Tory tofu capital
Ex-home secretary’s rant causes eye-rolls in Malton, where 52% of soya bean curd bought in UK is produced
September 2022
The new vegan
Meera Sodha’s vegan recipe for tamarind tofu with noodles, herbs and pickles
A medley of soft and crunchy summer vegetables, fried tofu and glass noodles in a punchy lime dressing
July 2022
Coconut curry and peppered tofu: Riaz Phillips’ vegan Jamaican recipes
A rich and satisfying sweet potato and chickpea coconut curry, and Jamaica meets China in a vegan take on peppered steak in a sticky, sweet and sour tofu stir-fry
June 2022
The new vegan
Meera Sodha’s vegan recipe for matar tofu, or pea, cashew and tofu curry
This curry loses none of the richness of the traditional dish thanks to a rich cashew paste instead of paneer and blistered tomatoes and mangetouts
January 2022
Waste not
How to turn excess tofu into a spicy lunch – recipe
A vegan take on the super-brunch, huevos rancheros, using scrambled tofu
September 2021
Feast
Chicken, tofu and noodles: Chi San’s Chinese-Vietnamese salads
Get your tastebuds singing with a peanut-dressed chicken salad, tofu and tomatoes with vinegar and garlic oil, and a Vietnamese vermicelli salad
June 2021
The new vegan
Meera Sodha’s vegan recipe for dry-fried beans with minced tofu
Runner beans on a bed of minced tofu spiked to the max with Sichuan spice
May 2021
The new vegan
Meera Sodha's vegan recipe for tofu and mushroom bulgogi
An updated Korean classic, with chunks of mushroom and firm tofu smothered in a fiery marinade of gochujang, soy and pear
January 2021
The simple fix
Thomasina Miers' recipe for kimchi and tofu noodles with roast brussels sprouts
Fermented vegetables add a delicious depth of flavour to this vegetarian dish of light, silken tofu and soy-soaked sprouts
December 2020
The new vegan
Meera Sodha's vegan recipe for fried tofu with spinach and tomato sambal
Crisp, fried tofu in a spicy, sweet tomato sauce with wilted spinach
November 2020
The new vegan
Meera Sodha's vegan recipe for Thai red curry with aubergines, tofu and rainbow chard
Weeknight vegan: three simple, flavour-packed plant-based dinner recipes
September 2020
The new vegan
Meera Sodha's vegan recipe for Shaoxing and soy braised tofu with pak choi
If you’ve never tried frying tofu until crisp, then giving it a bath in a tasty sauce, you’re in for a real treat
February 2020
Kitchen aide
What's the use of tofu?
Tofu is nutritious, full of protein, and a superb stand-in for meat in many dishes
