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I bought a package of hemp tofu. After reading the review on that page as well as the one here, I decided to cut it into cubes and pan-fry it.
Raw, it tasted bitter and unpleasant. Sort of like soy tofu that's too old and gone rancid. But the date on my package said Apr 21, so it should have still been good.
Frying it, it didn't crumble much or fall apart as the other reviews had mentioned. It held its shape fairly well. But it didn't brown much nor get crispy. The bitterness remained. I wonder if that bitterness is inherent to the hemp (and maybe is one of those bitter flavors that only some people are bothered by), or if it really just wasn't fresh enough. The other reviews don't mention bitterness.
In fact, several people mentioned it tasting similar or even better than tempeh. I completely disagree. Fried tempeh tastes much better to me.
I may even throw the rest of this out; it's that bad.
Raw, it tasted bitter and unpleasant. Sort of like soy tofu that's too old and gone rancid. But the date on my package said Apr 21, so it should have still been good.
Frying it, it didn't crumble much or fall apart as the other reviews had mentioned. It held its shape fairly well. But it didn't brown much nor get crispy. The bitterness remained. I wonder if that bitterness is inherent to the hemp (and maybe is one of those bitter flavors that only some people are bothered by), or if it really just wasn't fresh enough. The other reviews don't mention bitterness.
In fact, several people mentioned it tasting similar or even better than tempeh. I completely disagree. Fried tempeh tastes much better to me.
I may even throw the rest of this out; it's that bad.