Vege Tofu

In our pursuit to find good tofu stockists (*good* tofu — not the water laden kind found commercially in supermarkets), we came across Vege Tofu. This is not so much a shop as it is a little office. It is hidden away in an industrial area near the VTNZ in Takanini, it’s not visible from the street so you have to go in a bit to find it. Vege Tofu is a tiny little place owned by Yan and his wife, who essentially make their own tofu to sell it/​deliver it to local families and also to places like Wise Cicada. He is extremely friendly and talkative, and will ask how you knew of them, simply because it is surprising considering how tiny and unknown it is. The tofu tastes like the real thing, raw, home made and not fulled with water. Aside from tofu, they also have a product called Nugget King which you can buy marinated in a few different flavours. The nuggets make an amazing pizza topping or kebab… item. The fact that they make their own tofu and that they’re genuine, down to earth lovely people make us regulars here.