Posted on 12/30/2017 5:36:49 PM PST by nickcarraway
When April Yamaichi was a young girl and went shopping with her family in Japantown, she’d dart into the San Jose Tofu Company on Jackson Street to buy a brick of fresh handmade tofu for 25 cents. At one point, she was buying the tofu about every other week from then-owner Takeshi Nozaki, who eventually passed the business down to his son, Chester.
“I’d run over and get tofu from Chester’s dad,” she said. “I just remember his arm was always red from working in the tofu and mixing the soy mixture.
“The texture is unmatched, and the flavor, obviously,” added Yamaichi, a dog trainer. “That soft tofu, you can’t find that kind of tofu anywhere.”
On Saturday morning, Yamaichi, now 58, was first in line to order the beloved tofu for the last time. She arrived from Burlingame at 6 a.m., leading a crowd of more than 80 people who lined up to bid farewell to the city landmark on its last day of business after 71 years and three generations of ownership.
Chester Nozaki said the physical work of lugging 40-pound buckets of soybeans into grinders and vats has taken its toll on him and his wife, Amy. The significant investments needed to upgrade equipment and the recent sale of the building solidified the couple’s decision to finally call it quits.
For many longtime Japanese residents, it was a bitter reminder that historic Japantown’s original businesses — often born on the backs of working-class immigrant families — are slowly disappearing. The Tofo company had acted as a community center of sorts, where residents would go to pass the time and catch up with longtime friends — even to look for jobs.
Nozaki, 61, said he’s given his life to the store — he delivered tofu since he was
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Tofu and soy products in general are not great for men. For women they are ok except for the potential increase in breast cancer risk. Too much soy will make a man’s tally wacker a tiny wacker and grow him a fine set of boobs. It will grow women bigger tatas but at the risk of increased likelihood of breast cancer. Phytoestrogens... look it up and make sure men in your family eat meat. A man values his tally.
A real loss....this tofu was the best
It’s sarcasm. Dang, people...
I prefer rib eye or a good bone-in sirloin but that will do too!
Soy kills.
We have Little Saigon and Korea Town where I live and I love visiting both places.
Holy cow kids simmer down before I start crying giant tofu whey tears!
I love meat, am seriously enamored of it. There’s a reason people moan when they eat a good piece of steak.
I eat tofu once a month. It’s inexpensive & the way I prepare it is delicious.
I do reminisce about my beloved late father’s indescribably delicious tofu burgers.
A little while back I did post that studies are showing that American boys are in some instances growing breasts because of the excess soy that is in everything we consume. That is scary.
You’re both welcome for the next tofu night ; )
I posted to you along w/ lesbian thespian, but it did not go to you.
Bfl
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