Hiyayakko Cold Tofu Salad – A Refreshing Japanese Classic for Summer
There are some summer days when nothing hot sounds good. A few years ago, during an unseasonably warm August here outside Portland, I wandered into a little Japanese café tucked behind a bookstore. The special that day? A dish called hiyayakko cold tofu salad. I had no idea what it was, but the name sounded like a breeze in a bowl. I ordered it, and from the first cool bite of silky tofu topped with ginger, green onions, and a drizzle of soy, I was hooked. This hiyayakko cold tofu salad recipe quickly became one of those quiet heroes in … Read more