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Doctorado en Dirección y Gestión Local. Maestría en Dirección y Gestión Pública
Abbreviation MP (in a list of emergency telephone numbers in Mexico
Sep 13, 2023 17:34
8 mos ago
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Spanish term

tofu simple o firme escurrido

Spanish to English Other Nutrition gastroenterology, nutrition
Hello,
I am a student in a translation program, and this term appears in a short assignment, due Friday, in which I have to translate a short medical text. The term comes from a document about the low-FODMAP diet, a diet used to manage certain gastrointestinal conditions, from the website of Centro Júlia Farré, a center for nutrition and psychonutrition based in Spain. More specifically, this term comes from a table listing low-FODMAP foods. The document appears to be intended to educate non-specialists (people with gastrointestinal conditions such as IBS) about the FODMAP diet.
The URL can be found here: https://www.centrojuliafarre.es/dieta-fodmap/
And the sentence where it occurs: Legumbres y proteínas vegetales: Tempeh simple, tofu simple o firme escurrido, quorn.

I have translated this term as "tofu (plain or firm, drained)". However, I am not sure if "tofu simple o firme" actually should be translated as "firm tofu", or whether "tofu simple" and "tofu firme" refer to different types of tofu (firm vs. extra firm, etc.).

Any feedback would be greatly appreciated!
Proposed translations (English)
4 +7 regular or firm tofu, drained
3 simple tofu, firmly drained tofu
References
This might be useful
Types of tofu
Change log

Sep 13, 2023 18:08: abe(L)solano changed "Field" from "Medical" to "Other"

Proposed translations

+7
3 hrs
Selected

regular or firm tofu, drained

In This Can't Be Tofu! (written way back in 2000), chef and cookbook author Deborah Madison said that firm (you may see it labelled as "regular") tofu was her all-purpose choice. "If you're going to buy tofu but don't know how you're going to use it, you'll be safest buying regular or firm tofu," she wrote.

https://www.smh.com.au/goodfood/eating-out/how-to-improve-yo...

Also, please see the reference box.
Peer comment(s):
agree philgoddard : Both presumably have the same nutritional content, so this distinction seems redundant.
6 mins
I'm no tofu expert but I think the difference lies in its texture.
agree Michele Fauble
2 hrs
Thank you, Michele :-)
agree Marie Wilson
8 hrs
Thank you, Marie :-)
agree Yvonne Gallagher
10 hrs
Thank you, Yvonne :-)
agree Neil Ashby
11 hrs
Thank you, Neil :-)
agree DB-9
2 days 5 mins
Thank you, DB-9 :-)
agree Elizabeth Joy Pitt de Morales : Firm tofu is pressed harder, so it has a lower water content and more protein and fat.
5 days
Thanks to this question, I've learnt a bit about tofu! Thank you, Elizabeth :-)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
3 hrs

simple tofu, firmly drained tofu

It's a recipe with:
Grains and pulses of vegetable protein such as split peas, chick peas or lentils, simple tempeh, which is a soybean baked pasty or fermented soya beans, simple or firmly drained tofu or quorn.

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Note added at 4 days (2023-09-17 21:22:53 GMT)
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With tofu it's a process of removing water or moisture from the cooked or defrosted tofu. Apparently, there's a specific method of pressing moist tofu, allowing it 30 minutes which should be enough time to dry it and let it get crisp. It was possible to shallow fry tofu then remove it from the oil and let it dry or add to a stir fry or salad.
Here's a reference:
https://www.tastingtable.com/1191330/the-quickest-way-to-dra...
Other vegetables can be boiled in water, then once they're cooked, the vegetables can be drained by removing them from a saucepan of water, sometimes with a plastic colander or a metal sieve, also useful for washing salad.
Reference:

http://https://www.thefreedictionary.com/tempeh

Peer comment(s):
neutral Neil Ashby : How do you "firmly drain" something?
12 hrs
neutral philgoddard : It's not a recipe.
15 hrs
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Reference comments

1 hr
Reference:

This might be useful

So, what tofu is available, and what should you be using? First, let's start with regular or firm tofu. It holds its shape well when sliced and cubed, and is moderately firm but not overly dense.

Read More: https://www.mashed.com/1350695/why-tofu-tastes-better-at-res...

Both silken and regular tofu can be found in soft, medium, firm and extra-firm consistencies.

https://veganfitguide.com/what-does-tofu-really-taste-like/

I would keep it ambiguous and translate it as 'regular or firm tofu, drained'.
Peer comments on this reference comment:
agree philgoddard : This should be an answer :-)
12 mins
Hi, Phil! Actually I posted it as an answer but then had second thoughts, and I cut and pasted my findings here. I was worried that someone would say I hadn't answered the question properly. // Answer posted :-)
agree neilmac : Ditto what phil said :-)
24 mins
Hi, Phil! Actually I posted it as an answer but then had second thoughts, and I cut and pasted my findings here. I was worried that someone would say I hadn't answered the question properly. // Answer posted :-)
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6 hrs
Reference:

Types of tofu

Tofu is categorized by texture, or consistency. The texture is determined by the water content in the tofu. The more water, the softer or ‘silkier’ the tofu; with less water, the tofu is firmer. Tofu is categorized as silken, regular, firm, extra-firm and super-firm.

http://www.tofupedia.com/en/tofu-bereiden/soorten-tofu/#:~:t...
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