What's Up With Soy ?

* TOFU: soybean curd made from curdling and pressing hot soymilk.

* TEMPEH: a tender cake of fermented soybeans sometimes mixed with grains.

* SOYMILK: available in various flavors and fat levels. Made by soaking and pressing soybeans.

* SOY SPROUTS: growing shoots of soybeans.

* NATTO: made of fermented soybeans (for more flavor, as soy is somewhat bland), which have been cooked and mashed.

* MISO: is a paste (very salty) of fermented soybeans and grains.

* SOY CHEESE AND YOGURT: made from soymilk.

* SOY NUTS: roasted soybeans—Have a nutty, peanut flavor.

* SOY GRITS: very coarsely ground soybeans.

* TEXTURED SOY PROTEIN: soybean proteins are extracted and dried.

* OKARA: is soy fiber, a byproduct of soymilk.

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