Hiyayakko | Traditional Japanese Cold Tofu
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Recipe type: Appetizer, Side Dish
Serves: 6
 
Simple, refreshing and easy to prepare in minutes.
Ingredients
  • 1 block of soft tofu (substitute with medium tofu if preferred)
  • soy sauce or seasoned soy sauce
  • 1 stalk green onions, thinly sliced
  • fresh grated ginger
  • katsuo bushi (dried shaved bonito)
  • optional garnish ideas:
  • shiso (perilla) leaves, chiffonade
  • myoga ginger, thinly sliced
  • shirasu (baby anchovies)
Instructions
  1. Cut tofu block into six equal pieces. Allow the tofu to drain a bit. You'll find that the tofu releases water the longer it sits. My Mom would often slice our tofu, place it in individual serving dishes and store these in the fridge until we were ready to eat. Just before serving the tofu she would drain the excess water from the tofu that had accumulated in the dish.
  2. Garnish tofu with classic ingredients: green onions, grated ginger and katsuobushi. Serve with soy sauce or seasoned (dashi) soy sauce.
Recipe by Bebe Love Okazu at https://bebeloveokazu.com/2012/06/11/hiyayakko-traditional-japanese-cold-tofu/