My Round Two post for Kangaroo is up at The Carnivore Project. I've resorted to tedious words again because I'm LAZY, apologies. But if it makes sense, any sense, please feel free to vote for me.
Tofu is made by coagulating soy milk and pressing the resulting CURDS.
I’m not even going to go into the chemical chaos that is coagulation but suffice to say the soy milk can be made by doing stuff to soy BEANS, or you can go ahead and use, more commonly, mass produced soy milk, which also comes from beans. Like the shit you get on the shelf at Tesco. Yeah, that shit.
Don’t get me wrong, I like soy milk. I like it in my porridge. But let’s not pretend that it can turn into something worthy of winning this competition.
By the way, did you see that word beans? Yeah. NOT. A. MEAT. Straight from the lips of the Tofu Defender himself.
Also straight from the lips of the Tofu Defender is the fact that it wields awesomely brutal power.
I beg to differ.
According to the theory, soy is "feminising", and, if you’re a bloke, commonly leads to a decrease in the size of your knob as well as sexual confusion. If true, brutal yes, awesome no. Trust me. Not that I’ve got a knob, but I feel for them. Sometimes.
Remember how healthy kangaroo meat is?
Remember how it has one of the lowest saturated fat contents of any meat, and is high in zinc, iron and other minerals? Remember how a diet high in kangaroo meat can reduce serum cholesterol levels, reduce risk factors which cause a predisposition to cardiovascular disease and reverse metabolic factors associated with the development of late onset diabetes? No, I didn’t either, but god it sounds good the second time round.
Particularly when you’re aware of the fact that there’s scientific evidence that the oestrogen in soy products like tofu may be boosting the rapidly rising incidence of leukemia in children. One study says new cases recently jumped 27%. In ONE YEAR. That’s not funny.
There's also a serious connection between soy and cancer in adults – especially breast cancer. Which is why the governments of the UK, France and New Zealand to name a few are cracking down hard on soy products. LIKE TOFU.
Anyway, this is all irrelevant. For the love of god, tofu is NOT a meat. Voting for tofu would mean voting against meat, which, on this site, seems a little odd to say the least...
Vote for kangaroo meat, the ultimate meat.
"Not that I've got a knob, but I feel for them. Sometimes".
Wonderful. You've got my vote.
Posted by: Will | February 07, 2007 at 12:34 AM
Thanks Will!
Posted by: Angus Whines | February 07, 2007 at 01:03 AM
the title was enough. Sausage votes coming your way.
Posted by: Sausage Brown | February 07, 2007 at 02:18 AM
I had you at hello. Nice.
Thanks Bratwurst Brown.
Posted by: Angus | February 07, 2007 at 02:47 AM
Wait! Finally, the battle I've been waiting for -but I can't find the pro-tofu post! Kangaroo is a worthy opponent, healthy and not yet mass produced. But tofu, ah tofu. Fundamentally healthy & peaceful. A delightfully creative food, able to shape itself into endless sizes and textures. And it can take on the taste of a myriad of delicious spices and flavours. Anyone here ever actually tried Kangaroo (besides Angus!)? Take an old shoe, ring out any signs of moisture and heat on the grill for a few seconds (NOT TO LONG -it will get too tough!) And finally, I leave you with this thought: Kangaroos would eat tofu if they could!
Posted by: Emily | February 07, 2007 at 12:16 PM
Emily, Tofu is not a meat.
Posted by: Sausage Brown | February 07, 2007 at 07:56 PM
Thank you Sausage, I appreciate it. Emily, see Sausage's post....
Posted by: Angus Whines | February 07, 2007 at 09:28 PM
I know I am never going to win against you all, but if you ever have eaten tofu in Meat+3Veg in London, then you will know tofu can be great.
Posted by: Gavin Heaton | February 08, 2007 at 12:30 AM
Whether Tofu is meat or not is irrelevant at this point. This whole conversation is a red herring. Bow down before the dominion of the Tofu!
Posted by: The Guilty Carnivore | February 08, 2007 at 09:56 AM
I like tofu, but not only is kangaroo a meat, it's a bloody good one too - lean, tasty and with that added guilt from eating something cute.
Posted by: Northern Planner | February 08, 2007 at 06:58 PM
Never!!
Although I did enjoy your scathing attack Guilty (that is your first name isn't it?).
And it most certainly is not an irrelevant point.
Yes, tofu can be good. But even if it were meat, it simply cannot compare with the tender bloody taste of roo meat. I love eating cute things. Others agree apparently as seen by Hairy Crab's sad demise in the first round.
Posted by: Angus Whines | February 08, 2007 at 08:34 PM