Once opened submerge any used portion with water in a container cover and refrigerate for up to a week.
Aseptic container tofu.
Silken tofu is made with a coagulant that allows the soy milk to solidify in its container.
If it was purchased in the refrigerator section at the grocery it should remain remain refrigerated.
Aseptic packaging materials several materials are layered together to provide the level of protection required for aseptic packaging standards including.
Aseptic packaging mori nu tofu uses aseptic packaging exclusively.
Once opened it must be refrigerated and its shelf life remains at 3 5 days.
If tofu is purchased in an aseptic container on the grocery shelf it can remain on your shelf until opened.
It is not recommended that you press silken tofu.
This means morinaga silken tofu offers you the freshest flavor with no sour taste and no bacterial contamination while at the same time assuring you of complete nutrient retention.
Silken tofu in an aseptic container has a shelf life of up to a year unopened.
After the package is opened though it has to be refrigerated and eaten in under five days.
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.
It is also called japanese style tofu and is known for its silky creamy jelly like texture.
Silken tofu is one of the main types of tofu the other main style of tofu is the chinese style block tofu.
Only regular or firm tofu needs to be pressed.
Drain the water from the opened tofu package.
Silken tofu crumbles very easily.
Aseptic packaging locks out the bad light air bacteria and locks in the good nutrients amino acids isoflavones flavor.
These layers protect against moisture entering or exiting the container.
That is why silken tofu is typically sold in aseptic containers.
Developed by tetra pak this proprietary packaging was voted the greatest innovation of the 20 th century by the prestigious institute of food technologies.