Tofu Scramble

I have always thought of it as the Hamburger Helper of the vegetarian/vegan world.

It's basically a mix of herbs, spices, and ingredients that don't fall into those two categories. It is mixed with tofu (usually soft or silky, but I insist upon firm or extra firm) and then fried in oil with vegetables and/or mushrooms of your choice.

Tofu Scramble used to be available in health food stores in pre-packaged form. I looked it up online and found a product labelled FreshJax that offers it in a jar.

The FreshJax Tofu Scramble seasoning contains the following ingredients:

• Nutritional yeast (Dried yeast, thiamine hydrochloride, niacin, riboflavin, organic onion, Indian Black Salt, organic garlic, organic paprika, organic turmeric).
  This seasoning is designed to enhance the flavor of tofu scrambles and is suitable for a vegan diet. (Taken from Tofu Scramble® Spicy Seasoning – FreshJax)

These days I'm thinking of making it myself. I used to go to a health food store/vegetarian café whose proprietor used to mix it up himself in the back. The store, sadly, became collateral damage during the Altadena fires in January, 2025. So now I am combing the Internet to find recipes for the mix and looking at which combination seems the most inviting.

Tofu scramble is a wonderful way to get protein and to reduce daily egg consumption. It's not that I have anything against eggs, it's that I am trying to reduce cholesterol. Eggs are actually one of my favorite forms of protein!