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The old saying, that's like comparing apples to oranges, notes that while two things may have a thing or two in common, in this case, they are both food and they are both fruit, the comparison largely ends right there.

Apples and oranges are not that interchangeable for each other

and neither is really seen as a lesser substitute for the other.

We enjoy them both. Maybe we should start saying,

that's like comparing tofu to meat instead. Both again are food, both are rich and

protein, but that is where the similarities end, pretty much.

Despite this, for decades, tofu has often been marketed here in the United States as a substitute for meat.

While in East Asia, tofu is celebrated in its own right.

So how did this comparison start and why?

Well, to figure it all out, we went. comparison start and why?

Well, to figure it all out, we went back to one of the earliest attempts to popularize tofu in the United States to the story of Yame Ken. From America's test kitchen, I'm Bridget Lancaster, and this is proof.

Hey proof listeners, now we all know that fried calumari is delicious, but what else can you do with calamari is delicious but what else can you do with

calamari today I'm calling one of my America's test kitchen colleagues to find

out hello hey Dan it's Br, what are you doing calling me?

I have a very specific question for you,

and I can't think of a better person to ask, but,

okay, this is going to sound strange, but what is your favorite way to make and prepare Kalamari? So I love

calamari and the fact that you can cook it really briefly and it's nice and

tender or you can cook it for a long time and it gets supple and super super tender so I love a stuffed and braised Kalamari.

Oh yeah. You know obviously I love fried Kalamari but one of my other favorites is doing it in the risotto.

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