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  • Опубликовано: 22 фев 2023
  • Steve Joo-chef and owner of Joodooboo in Oakland, California-demonstrates how he makes traditional tofu from start to finish. Watch each step in the process of transforming soybeans into versatile dooboo, the Korean word for tofu.
    Chef Joo's produce is provided by Seven Moon Farm.
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  • @annikasoderlund619
    @annikasoderlund619 Год назад +102

    I absolutely love this guy. I knew how tofu is made but Steve here is a master, and he also has a great sense of humor about it.

  • @chojinkhan7935
    @chojinkhan7935 Год назад +90

    aww man you should make Biji jigae with the leftover pulp man it's the best!

    • @19andthe16
      @19andthe16 Год назад +10

      This guy knows whats good

    • @armuk
      @armuk Год назад +2

      good idea

  • @JacksonMack3742
    @JacksonMack3742 Год назад +75

    One's ability as a chef is only limited by their ability to taste, their ability to sense. So if homie is taste testing water filter varieties he's probably pretty good.

  • @YoungNakMedia
    @YoungNakMedia Год назад +4

    If dooboo had a voice, it would sound like this man.

  • @naksanbada
    @naksanbada Год назад +17

    한국두부를 만나니 반갑네요

  • @EK-xz8ig
    @EK-xz8ig Год назад +66

    Tofu dusted with cornstarch then fried, and tossed in any sauce you want is the best. I would never do that with this beautiful artisan product he made, but for the grocery store stuff it's great.

    • @MrAzijn
      @MrAzijn Год назад +2

      Learned this method years ago and it's so good, I've converted loads of tofu haters doing it this way

    • @godsama959
      @godsama959 Год назад +1

      For something like this, you really want to retain the moisture ratio through gentle cooking.

    • @sophie_vibes
      @sophie_vibes Год назад +2

      try it with potato starch that has some kombu salt added in! so yummy to eat on its own or with a fresh sesame cold noodle dish

  • @primadonna82
    @primadonna82 Год назад +24

    Thank you for sharing the beautiful artistry of making 두부.

  • @moonovermiami9787
    @moonovermiami9787 Год назад +40

    I always wondered how tofu is made. Thank You!

  • @hanlee6481
    @hanlee6481 Год назад +6

    Dooboo is one of the amazing sources of protein and an unexpectedly flavorful ingredient for Korean dish.

  • @lavendervvoo2970
    @lavendervvoo2970 Год назад +9

    I appreciate artisans like him so much. Thanks for sharing!

  • @BaldingEagle51
    @BaldingEagle51 Год назад +6

    The making of the Joodooboo is a lengthy process, but once the dooboo reaches the stage of Soondooboo, you know that the dooboo will be dooboo soon. :)

  • @glossaria2
    @glossaria2 Год назад +45

    This strikes me as something very easy to do, but very hard to do *well.* Thank you for sharing the process!

  • @bodyfultherapies
    @bodyfultherapies Год назад +11

    That was fine culinary poetry. 😚

  • @kl8431
    @kl8431 Год назад +3

    His voice is comforting btw

  • @pwkim21
    @pwkim21 Год назад +6

    What a wonderful attention to detail in his craft

  • @Chillzone420
    @Chillzone420 Год назад +30

    great content bon apétit. ty for sharing this person and this process with the world :)

  • @eventyoursofspirits
    @eventyoursofspirits Год назад +7

    I love the way tofu takes on the taste of what it’s mixed with.

  • @Alex-ip8xw
    @Alex-ip8xw Год назад +6

    truly is the most beautiful tofu i ever seen

  • @eugeneahn7269
    @eugeneahn7269 2 месяца назад

    what an artist. meticulous and surgeon-like precision yet with grace and respect.

  • @connorscottcook
    @connorscottcook Год назад +6

    love his vibe ❤

  • @waylondesnoyers4606
    @waylondesnoyers4606 Год назад +90

    Tofu is amazing

  • @VerhoevenSimon
    @VerhoevenSimon Год назад +15

    A very interesting and relaxing video, thank you.

  • @josephcarew3594
    @josephcarew3594 Год назад +1

    could listen to this guy all day all night what a voice

  • @huagraphie
    @huagraphie Год назад +40

    was lucky to try out joodooboo, it’s amazing! loved seeing the behind-the-scenes!

  • @youganon
    @youganon Год назад +1

    It felt like meditation. He's a master.

  • @leeroyallen9053
    @leeroyallen9053 Год назад

    The idea he sends a message to his tofu while forming is the shining example as to why he is one of the greatest.

  • @iAmTheWagon
    @iAmTheWagon Год назад +6

    This is just what I needed

  • @broakland2
    @broakland2 9 месяцев назад

    I’m loving these videos, has me appreciating the the food, and the makers.

  • @Continuity
    @Continuity Год назад +2

    After all, dooboo is a '맷돌'matdol (millstones). The bean pulp is called '비지'biji, but in Korea, it is boiled and eaten (biji jjigae)

  • @darkhorse99900
    @darkhorse99900 Год назад +1

    13:10 colors of the vegetables are beautiful

  • @kennethhilliard4810
    @kennethhilliard4810 Год назад

    Joodooboo hype! They make amazing food and everyone working there is so kind

  • @eccentricbeliever7
    @eccentricbeliever7 Год назад +2

    What a beautiful clip

  • @kdcridlpaw4852
    @kdcridlpaw4852 Год назад +10

    It’s surprisingly similar to making cheese

  • @DeepCaseExorcisms
    @DeepCaseExorcisms Год назад +1

    I really enjoyed this

  • @plantytaytay9208
    @plantytaytay9208 Год назад +3

    This was awesome thank you! I love tofu

  • @stevenkim6869
    @stevenkim6869 8 месяцев назад

    beautiful ...

  • @jimandersen6669
    @jimandersen6669 Год назад +2

    The right amount of jiggliness...awesome!

    • @csabavarga8273
      @csabavarga8273 Год назад

      Excuse me. The term you're looking for is "Pretty specific level of jiggle".

  • @berajpatel8081
    @berajpatel8081 6 месяцев назад

    Thank you for sharing ... lovely insight into the process to making soya tofu ... my mother favourite

  • @snoopaka
    @snoopaka Год назад +31

    Fantastic! I love the explanation and demonstration of his art.

  • @jackhart3645
    @jackhart3645 Год назад

    fantastic.

  • @beatpirate8
    @beatpirate8 Год назад

    I love their banchan lunch w fish and the dooboo! I love that you chose to be in Oakland !

  • @seoeyun
    @seoeyun Год назад +1

    Yesssss Dooboo

  • @mirthblaster36
    @mirthblaster36 Год назад

    Oooh that looks delicious!

  • @seriouslythink.834
    @seriouslythink.834 Год назад +1

    With the pulp, you need to make 비지 찌개!!

  • @JDs_RandomHandle
    @JDs_RandomHandle Год назад +16

    I hate everything about tofu, yet I was very interested in this. Very pretty plating and clearly this man cares about what he makes for his customers. Bravo Steve

  • @imdanhoover
    @imdanhoover Год назад

    excellent...

  • @lilchristinexD
    @lilchristinexD Год назад

    woooo amazing lil gem in oakland!! a great neighborhood spot for banchan and fresh tofu :~) we're so lucky to have them here

  • @airise410
    @airise410 Год назад +4

    Fresh made tofu is soooooooo tasty grocery store tofu are not even close

  • @christianhansen3292
    @christianhansen3292 Год назад +2

    noice! i can almost taste it..

  • @virginiabird3447
    @virginiabird3447 7 месяцев назад

    Beautiful vdo - thank you for doing this. It would be great if you can 'share' how the coagulant is made and what percentage to use.

  • @walis85300
    @walis85300 Год назад

    Thanks for using the metric system. It is really appreciate 👍🏻I love tofu but I love more the metric system

  • @ewiken5529
    @ewiken5529 Год назад

    So glad we had those icons in the upper right, otherwise I would have had no idea what was going on.. /s

  • @user-we2lc6ht2s
    @user-we2lc6ht2s 4 месяца назад

    Thank you for showing your process. What do you do with the foam?

  • @crystallao4876
    @crystallao4876 Год назад +17

    Fascinating! I love tofu. I eat it almost everyday. I know there’s unsweetened but sweetened tofu is my preference. Tho This dish looks delicious! Can this be a savoury and dessert? haha!

  • @amphoteric
    @amphoteric Год назад +1

    i need steve on my team if the apocalypse happens!

  • @LUCTIANITO
    @LUCTIANITO Год назад +6

    You can use the pulp, also called okara, to make a lot of recipies. In my case I use it to make an spradable "chaep cheese" (3% prots when wet)

    • @savorykitchen_1103
      @savorykitchen_1103 Год назад +9

      Yeah. We call it biji in Korean. Usually used to make stews or add when cooking rice as well

  • @TheDmccubbi
    @TheDmccubbi 4 месяца назад

    Great! Thanks! Where can I get the mold and clothe? Nevermind -- I hear your friend made the mold! Beautiful mold!

  • @honeytearz1228
    @honeytearz1228 Год назад

    Now i want taho.

  • @m.riverscomegys8100
    @m.riverscomegys8100 Год назад

    Kaunis. 🥰

  • @meganding5700
    @meganding5700 Год назад +5

    Dude is giving Bob Belcher vibes and I love it

  • @tillmartens5770
    @tillmartens5770 Год назад +4

    Just for calcultion into grams for the rest of the world, he produces tofu 400g/l soy milk

  • @berajpatel8081
    @berajpatel8081 6 месяцев назад

    Similar process my grandmother used to make schickan yougart

  • @merlijnbell8747
    @merlijnbell8747 8 месяцев назад

    Thanks for utilising international c•

  • @savorykitchen_1103
    @savorykitchen_1103 Год назад +2

    Thank you BA for calling it Dooboo!!

  • @berajpatel8081
    @berajpatel8081 6 месяцев назад

    Do you add salt or sugar in the process when pressing the milk

  • @jamtoast6660
    @jamtoast6660 5 месяцев назад

  • @jennanigon3761
    @jennanigon3761 Год назад +1

    I have a soy allergy so idk why I’m watching this but cool good stuff

  • @littlesaresare
    @littlesaresare Год назад

    "a specific level of jiggle." 😂

  • @hantank97
    @hantank97 Год назад +1

    스팀으로 저어주는 기계 탐난다..

  • @mikehamilton6259
    @mikehamilton6259 Год назад

    I challenge you to make Rich's eclairs. Good eclairs are hard to come by.

  • @kevindeuschle3413
    @kevindeuschle3413 Год назад +4

    Any chance there would be a way to turn the dry byproduct in to a soy based fritter similar to falafel type thing? I feel like I need to know.

    • @sujini84
      @sujini84 Год назад +1

      The byproduct is called biji and is also used to make jeon which are a sort of fritter or pancake if you will. It is also used to make crackers and dog treats.

    • @Ermude10
      @Ermude10 Год назад +2

      The simple answer is: Yes :)

    • @DrWho44
      @DrWho44 Год назад +6

      in korea, people don't throw away the by product, it's called biji. you can add in kimchi stew, or make little pancakes.

  • @algernopkrieger7710
    @algernopkrieger7710 Год назад +2

    This feels like an overcut of the process. Just by how he speaks and the gaps left in his context, you can tell important steps are being left out. I wish we could get this in an uncut format.

  • @greenzone5146
    @greenzone5146 2 месяца назад

    Interesting. Most recpies I see cook with the pulp still in the milk before straining.

  • @chalupa808
    @chalupa808 Год назад +5

    Dang was hoping for a recipe on the sauce.

    • @DrWho44
      @DrWho44 Год назад +1

      here for you.
      1Tbs dark soy sauce (go for Korean Jin ganjang)
      1tsp sugar or honey
      1Tbs water
      1tsp chilli powder (to taste)
      0.5Tbs sesame seeds
      0.5Tbs sesame oil,
      1 finely chopped spring onion
      some finely chopped red/green chilli (optional)
      some minced garlic (optional)
      mix them well. enjoy

    • @chalupa808
      @chalupa808 Год назад

      @@DrWho44 You're awesome. Thank you!

  • @rolltru
    @rolltru Год назад

    makes me wanna eat tofu. which I never wanna do

  • @user-eu2wh3rn4i
    @user-eu2wh3rn4i Год назад

    What is the name of pink salad?

  • @metasamsara
    @metasamsara Год назад +3

    Is it possible to make homemade soft tofu using bottled soymilk? I can only find the hard dehydrated type of tofu where I live

    • @minah8292
      @minah8292 Год назад +3

      I would ensure the "soy milk" is more like a soy drink. Most american soy milk has additives to mimic milk, making it behave differently than pure soy milk made of just soybeans and water.

    • @metasamsara
      @metasamsara Год назад

      @@minah8292 I was wondering if one could make "coconut" tofu, that would be easy to source and I'm thinking has similar properties to soy milk. Could make a special kind of dessert tofu hmm

  • @Juju2012ZA
    @Juju2012ZA Год назад

    This was fascinating to watch. I’m a huge fan of non-GMO tofu ❤️❤️❤️

  • @selimbaydar123
    @selimbaydar123 Год назад +1

    How does one use the pulp to make pickles???

    • @chapulines7034
      @chapulines7034 Год назад

      It becomes base for pickles. I believe it's similar to Japanese nukazuke!

  • @whiterabit
    @whiterabit Год назад +1

    I wonder is you could use Almonds or other nut milks?

    • @benjaminr6153
      @benjaminr6153 Год назад +1

      Yes, although you would probably need to use a stronger coagulant like agar agar.

  • @kidkujo
    @kidkujo Год назад +1

    can fava bean be treated same way and turn it into fava bean tofu?

  • @darkhorse99900
    @darkhorse99900 Год назад

    Yall should have put his name in the title of the video

  • @SoyandPepper
    @SoyandPepper Год назад

    What’s the coagulant? Does anyone know?

  • @jasonbenjamin1464
    @jasonbenjamin1464 Год назад +1

    do you ever say no whey

  • @metasamsara
    @metasamsara Год назад +1

    fun fact chinois means chinese in french :)

  • @dana.c.2270
    @dana.c.2270 Год назад +1

    I need a bite

  • @Vampaer0
    @Vampaer0 Год назад

    The tofu skin on the top of the cooked soy milk is one of the best parts of tofu making though :( hopefully it wasn’t thrown away

  • @peanutismint
    @peanutismint Год назад +1

    What does tofu taste like?

    • @Cal-TwentyNine
      @Cal-TwentyNine Год назад +7

      Whatever you season it with :)

    • @bmanna495
      @bmanna495 Год назад

      rubber erasers

    • @waylondesnoyers4606
      @waylondesnoyers4606 Год назад +4

      @@bmanna495 if you have it unseasoned and uncooked, yes it will taste bland. However, you have to think of tofu like any other protein, it is a sponge for flavour, especially when marinated in a sauce, whether sweet or savoury.

    • @leonhardable
      @leonhardable Год назад

      @@waylondesnoyers4606 "any other protein"
      nah. i will not stand for this heresy. there's two kinds of protein that are bland and tasteless, and these are american chicken and tofu.
      tofu can be made into decent dishes, but you dont need to put down the better ones to make that point. thats just dishonest.

    • @waylondesnoyers4606
      @waylondesnoyers4606 Год назад +1

      @@leonhardable and think about every other protein you eat. You season it, whether you know it or not, it's been cured, aged, salted, treated with herbs and spices (wow plants, amazing... I know😱). You use oil/fat, acid, and salt to season your food. Meat by itself is not even remotely satisfying or decent in any form. There is a reason that people marinate stuff

  • @user-bms4y2jeio5wli
    @user-bms4y2jeio5wli Год назад +1

    What is the coagulant?

    • @rockyoh
      @rockyoh Год назад

      You could use vinegar or Magnesium Dichloride. Traditionally they used Bittern (salt), which is really hard to find in USA.

    • @9andrea0
      @9andrea0 Год назад

      8:17

  • @ritchierich2793
    @ritchierich2793 Год назад

    Im this years old just found out coagulation is just salt water... Here i thought its some other mixture.. and also now understand why you cant actually eat too much tofu..

  • @aesieaiyahcloe
    @aesieaiyahcloe Год назад

    I wanna see some Inorganic tofu. That exist if they always have to mention they use organic.

    • @gideonwackers7693
      @gideonwackers7693 Год назад

      preferably also the GMO version because GMO soy is good for high harvest yields

  • @Outlawjankooo
    @Outlawjankooo Год назад

    Chiiilll

  • @xSoulSethx
    @xSoulSethx Год назад +2

    Now do natto! 😁

    • @tl3657
      @tl3657 Год назад +1

      why would a korean chef make japanese fermented soybeans

    • @xSoulSethx
      @xSoulSethx Год назад

      @@tl3657 wasn't aware that you had to be Japanese to make their cuisine.

  • @ScottSummers563
    @ScottSummers563 Год назад +2

    This doesn't look like S1 E1. Should fix that.

  • @thedeepdaerk
    @thedeepdaerk Год назад

    Dude's hands are burnt tf though. This was a brilliant video

  • @geigertron3000
    @geigertron3000 Год назад +1

    ok so.... easy to make .... if you has all these equipments.. got it.. thanks

  • @Sylarzx
    @Sylarzx Год назад +1

    5kg into 40L into 32lb.. interesting units

  • @thedeepdaerk
    @thedeepdaerk Год назад

    Soybeanzz

  • @jonathanlupisan
    @jonathanlupisan Год назад

    I was thinking of Dahyun this whole video.

  • @dackdel
    @dackdel 9 месяцев назад

    do the same for idly batter. i bet none of the sudo indians would be able to pull that off