How Do You Prepare Baby Eel Tofu?
Baby Eel Tofu, also known by some as “Tofu Hell,” is a fascinating delicacy found in Japan. Although the process of preparing baby eel tofu is really quite simple, it is the concept that makes this dish so renowned: ‘tofu hell’ is created by boiling baby eels alive in a block of tofu. Take a bowl of water, and slowly boil. Place a large cube of tofu into the bowl. Immediately add live baby eels. To escape the heat, the baby eels burrow into the still-cold tofu. Boil until tofu itself is cooked. The baby eels will be cooked inside. Remove tofu, which will be riddled with holes like swiss cheese. Serve like raisin loaf.