Twist on Tofu by Corinne Trang

Whether you’re very familiar with tofu as an ingredient or just beginning to add it to your diet, this book is valuable crash course in the popular vegan/vegetarian food. To start, you get a brief overview of how to approach this ubiquitous ingredient that’s so often found vegan/vegetarian dishes, and you’ll learn briefly about the two basic kinds of tofu and how to cut it up for recipes. However, the majority of the book is a plethora of recipes featuring the ingredient, and those range from tacos to buffalo “wings” to bibimbap to everything in between.

One of the main things I enjoyed about this book is how it’s organized. It’s sorted by types of dishes (starters/small plates, soups/salads, mains, etc.), and I like that I could just open it up and peruse the sandwich chapter when I knew that’s what I wanted versus having to navigate tons of other options to get to what I was looking for. Also, the recipes are very user friendly. I didn’t encounter/use a recipe that I didn’t feel I could handle easily, and I’m just your average vegetarian home cook. Moreover, I love the fact that I was able to go to my regular grocery store to find the needed ingredients.

Overall, this is a very straightforward cookbook that focuses on tofu. Even if you’re new to this vegan/vegetarian staple, you’ll be able to utilize the recipes and tips you’ll learn in this book. I’d recommend it for a novice cook of any kind as well as a vegan/vegetarian looking for recipes that feature tofu that they may have not thought to try yet.