Only regular or firm tofu needs to be pressed.
Aseptic container tofu.
If tofu is purchased in an aseptic container on the grocery shelf it can remain on your shelf until opened.
Aseptic packaging mori nu tofu uses aseptic packaging exclusively.
Drain the water from the opened tofu package.
The taste will be the same but the texture will be a little firmer indeed house foods actively discourages freezing it but concedes however if you would like the tofu to adopt a chewy meat like texture freezing is an option.
Put into an airtight container and freeze.
Polyethylene is used as a barrier on the inner and outer sides of aseptic packaging.
After the package is opened though it has to be refrigerated and eaten in under five days.
When you buy tofu that was stored on an aseptic container right on a shelf in the grocery store it can stay on that shelf in your pantry until the package is opened.
Silken tofu in an aseptic container has a shelf life of up to a year unopened.
It is also called japanese style tofu and is known for its silky creamy jelly like texture.
Aseptic packaging locks out the bad light air bacteria and locks in the good nutrients amino acids isoflavones flavor.
Silken tofu is made with a coagulant that allows the soy milk to solidify in its container.
Once opened it must be refrigerated and its shelf life remains at 3 5 days.
These layers protect against moisture entering or exiting the container.
Once opened submerge any used portion with water in a container cover and refrigerate for up to a week.
Developed by tetra pak this proprietary packaging was voted the greatest innovation of the 20 th century by the prestigious institute of food technologies.
Silken tofu crumbles very easily.
It is not recommended that you press silken tofu.
Aseptic packaging materials several materials are layered together to provide the level of protection required for aseptic packaging standards including.
That is why silken tofu is typically sold in aseptic containers.
