Atsuage Tofu. Atsuage 厚揚げor namaage 生揚げis a block of tofu that has been slowly fried in oil until it forms a slightly crinkly pale brown skin. Atsuage- a thicker variant of abura age- is deep fried tofu that is long held to be the favourite food of kitsune or foxes in JapanMade by frying tofu slices in vegetable oil these thick and fluffy slices are great at soaking up flavours as well as providing some added bite and chewiness to many Japanese dishes.
You can get rid of the excess oil on the surface just like with aburaage by blanching it in boiling water. Atsuage- a thicker variant of abura age- is deep fried tofu that is long held to be the favourite food of kitsune or foxes in JapanMade by frying tofu slices in vegetable oil these thick and fluffy slices are great at soaking up flavours as well as providing some added bite and chewiness to many Japanese dishes. Atsuage has a plain taste so.
The slices of tofu are wrapped in kitchen paper and weighed down with a small weight so the water drains well.
The foxes favourite tofu. Atsuage is a kind of fried Tofu which cut to the half or not cut. Atsuage tofu is another variety of fried tofu that is available at most supermarkets usually sold in bigger blocks. Atsuage- a thicker variant of abura age- is deep fried tofu that is long held to be the favourite food of kitsune or foxes in JapanMade by frying tofu slices in vegetable oil these thick and fluffy slices are great at soaking up flavours as well as providing some added bite and chewiness to many Japanese dishes.
