{"id":6803,"date":"2014-05-23T20:28:32","date_gmt":"2014-05-23T20:28:32","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2019-04-16T12:37:20","modified_gmt":"2019-04-16T12:37:20","slug":"morimoto-philadelphia-the-original-sushi-lovers-paradise-has-wonderful-vegan-options-html-d2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/laughfrodisiac.com\/2014\/05\/23\/morimoto-philadelphia-the-original-sushi-lovers-paradise-has-wonderful-vegan-options-html-d2\/","title":{"rendered":"Morimoto Philadelphia: The Original Sushi Lovers’ Paradise Has Wonderful Vegan Options"},"content":{"rendered":"

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    Despite living in Philadelphia since Morimoto opened, I never ate there until after I became vegan. It might seem like unfortunate timing to many, but the vegan options are so wonderful that anyone, vegan or omnivore, would be more than satisfied eating fishless here. I called the restaurant when I was helping The Humane League make the new Philly Veg Dining Guide, and the person I spoke with was so excited to talk about their fantastic vegan options that it warranted inclusion. 
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I’ve tried many dishes and still not all of them. I started with the yosedofu, which I’ve heard is one of Morimoto’s most famous and beloved dishes for vegetarians and non-vegetarians alike. Perhaps the most authentic dish on the menu, the yosedofu is a soft tofu that is made at your table. The server brings a clay pot of fresh soy milk to your table, stirs it with a flourish, and covers it for 10-15 minutes. When the time is up, the lid is lifted and you magically have a dish of solid tofu! It usually comes with a crab sauce, but the vegetarian option was some type of carrot-y goo. The tofu was insane, obviously the freshest you could ever imagine, but begged for a strong sauce. This goo was not that sauce. I ended up using a lot of soy sauce to give it the necessary kick. The video below shows the waiter stirring the soy milk for way longer than you need to watch it.
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