Homemade Taho
What we have here is a homemade version of this popular Filipino street food. Instead of processing soy beans, we will make use of extra soft tofu or soft silken tofu which is readily available in most major supermarkets. We will also be needing tapioca pearls and brown sugar to complete our list.
I got this idea after posting the Tahô article in our Pinoy Street Food category. A good friend from Michigan commented on Facebook (since all posted articles automatically generates an RSS feed in our Facebook page) informing us on how she usually does her homemade taho. I am aware that making one is a labor intensive task especially on the soy bean processing part. Since I like doing things from scratch (which has its pros and cons), I never thought of looking for other alternatives. Who knew that using extra soft tofu is the answer – I honestly had no idea. This is one good example on how we benefit from your comments. To all those who commented and gave their suggestions and opinions, thank you. Please keep them coming.
Recipe: Taho
Ingredients
- 22 ounces extra soft tofu
- 1 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup uncooked tapioca pearls
- 4 1/2 cups water
Watch the cooking video:
Cooking Procedure
- Pour 4 cups of water in a cooking pot and bring to a boil.
- Put-in the tapioca pearls and cook for 40 minutes in medium heat.
- Add 1/4 cup brown sugar and mix well.
- Turn off the heat and let the tapioca pearls sit on the cooking pot until room temperature is achieved. Set aside.
- Heat a saucepan then pour-in 1/2 cup of water.
- Put-in 1 cup of brown sugar once the water starts to boil. Mix well and simmer for 1 minute. Set aside.
- Transfer the extra soft tofu in a glass or mug then heat in a microwave oven for a minute.
- Top the extra soft tofu with the cooked tapioca pearls and sweet syrup.
- Serve warm. Share and Enjoy!
Number of servings (yield): 3
My rating
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hi kuya your the best!!! di ko alam kung anong level ng mind mo at nakakagawa ka ng kahangang hangang bagay na talaga namang nakakabilib at makakataba ng puso at ng tiyan!!! saludo ako sa iyo grabe!!! wala akong masabi sa iyo kungdi SALAMAT sa mga panahon na ginugugol mo para lang makatulong ka sa mga milyong milyong Pilipino na nasa ibang bansa at sa sarili nating bansa ISANG KANG TUNAY NA HENYO!!! dapat kang gawaran ng HERO OF THE LIFETIME!!! sana magkaroon kami pagkakataon na pasalamatan ka pati na ang iyong pamilya ng personal di lang sa comment, para maipadama namin na kung gaano ka kaimportante sa amin na malaki ang impluwensya mo sa amin, kung paano mo kami pinasasaya sa ganun din ang maibalik namin sa iyo!!! MARAMING SALAMAT KUYA!!! PROUD AKO SA IYO AT SA IYONG PAMILYA!!!! oo nga pala kuya the best ang maja blaca handa ko nung bday ko!
Thanks bhiebe. Bigla akong napangiti sa mga papuri mo hehe. Simpleng tao lang po ako na nagnanais na ibahagi ang kaalaman sa ating mga kababayan. Salamat sa comment at sa pagbisita. Sana huwag kang magsawang sumubok ng mga recipes natin dito.
pede po ba na turuan nyo ako pag gawa ng sorbetes,salamat po
amm….galing mo sir…pro pde po ba pakipost next tym ung mga amount or cost ng mga items na gagamitin…pra makapag canvas ba…hehehe!! ok lang po ba un?? thanx po more power!!!
Simple and easy to prepare yet full of health benefits!
Hello!
It’s so amazing to find your cooking website. I’m so impressed. You showed it so simple and easy to prepare our favorite filipino dishes.
I was making TAHO ever since with the use of Soft Tofu when I came here to States 22 years ago. Taho is my favorite breakfast meal. I remember in the Philippines I always waited to hear “TAHO” outside the street in our house every morning and they do come back in the afternon for merienda. What I do here is just heat the soft tofu with water water and brown sugar at the same time in the microwave. Then, I have the best TAHO similar taste to the one we buy in the Philippines. I will try your procedure.
I want to let you know that I truly enjoy watching all your cooking and it’s really great!
hello, i’m a big fan of panlasangpinoy, i always visit this site and check out for the new post recipes, im having fun following the steps coz its easy to do with video. medyo matagal na akong hindi nakakatikim ng taho, na miss ko bigla nung makita ko yung recipe. tanong ko lang sana kung saan ba nakakabili ng soft tofu? thanks alot, panlasang pinoy
Tol, the best ka talaga… maraming maraming salamat!!! =)
I love your style of cooking..I just made beef steak yesterday and my husband loved!!keep up the good work!!
I love, absolutely love Asian desserts. My Filipino coworkers would make all these delicious desserts for our potlucks and parties. This is a very simple recipe. I love tofu too!
I tried this yesterday but had to redo the tapioca pearls & follow the cooking directions on the packaging. Then everything was perfect, tastes better than store bought. Thanks for the recipe!
Can u post more veggie recipes please? Tnx again.
great post.
I added a link from my blog: http://www.hawkerstreetfood.com/post/2010/02/24/Street-Food-this-week.aspx
yummy!! sana meron akong mabili sa filipino store ng extra soft tofu
Hi Melanie – don’t think you can find it @ Filipino Stores, at least for me. But definitely in Japanese Markets.
can i use fresh tofu? wala po kasi ako makita extra soft tofu….and i do really love taho….please help me…..
Hi Kuya,
i was just telling to my friend that i am missing this Taho here in Middle east and just found out that its not kind of hard thing to do it. Thanks for posting this !!! Godbless and more power for your food recipes & advice more to come!!!
hi pare…annyeong!!!
im betskie here in korea lagi ko inaabangan mga new recipes na
pinopost mo and nagkaroon ako ng interest sa homemade taho mo,though its a simple recipe e marami kc dto sa korea na tofu at yung gnamit mo (순두부)
or unpressed tofu ay mura lang d2…kaya i enjoy tlaga kahit araw arawin…hahaha tnxpare at pls post more…
Godbless…
I tried it and it was… Heaven…. 5 years na me wala sa Philippines. Salamat talaga!
You’re welcome, connie.
maraming salamat sa taho recipe! napakasarap! walang pinagkaiba sa taho sa pinas! di na namin namimiss ang taho. halos araw araw nag tataho kami. salamat talaga! Mga henyo kayo Panlasang Pinoy!
Sarapppp !
naku ang sarap tingnan,i will try this mamaya para sa mga anak ko, ito ang paborito nila noong nasa pinas pa kami. Salamat talaga Vanjo sa recipes mo….pinasaya mo naman ang araw ko.
kuya pwedebang soya beans
Hi po! ask ko lng kung required tlaga b imicrowave ung tofu? wala kase kme microwave
thank you!
kuya.. san niyo po ba nakuha ung extra soft tofu??? i tried everywhere. walmart, publix, sweetbay, organic foodstore, pati sa mga online asian stores nag hanap ako. wala talaga, puro soft tofu lang.. T_T
You can find Silken extra soft tofu at either Walmart supercenter or Target. I don’t believe Publix carries them. I usually get mine from Target, by the produce section, it should say silken extra soft tofu.
Thank you for sharing! I love Taho and it has been my favorite since I was a kid. I would wait outside almost everyday for the taho man to come by and shouts Taho! I miss it! Being in the US of A I never get taho here. My gulay! Salamat sa pagshare. Looks fast and easy enough to make! Woho! I’ll let u know how it goes as soon as I try it!
Adin B
ang galing dami kong natutunan maraming slalmat bro. natoto akong mangarap na magkaroon ng sariling canteen kahit maliit lng gamit ang mga recipe mo d2 bro. para kakaiba nmn ang matitikman ng mga magiging customer ko at talgang may sarap na babalik balikan. more power bro. ingat lagi at sana marami ka pang recipe na ipopost. god bless!
Robert, di masama ang mangarap dahil ito ang magtutulak sayo para gawin ang dapat sa katuparan nito. Naniniwala ako na kayang kaya mo yan. Balitaan mo sa opening ng canteen mo. Goodluck!
hello!!! i am your new follower. ^^,
Hi, I can’t thank you enough for sharing your taho recipe. I am so happy to find out how easy it is to prepare my favorite taho. My cousin and I were just searching online to find out where we can find taho here in Florida, thank goodness we I came across your site. We haven’t had taho in like ages!! Thank you so much, really appreciate it!! Your recipes are so helpful, more power to you and your show.
galing mo talaga kuya you realy help me a lot pede nakong magtayo ng sariling carinderia dahil sayo sana meron kang fansclub day aatend talaga ko promise thank you more power to you and God speed to you and youre family
Kuya,
Please advise where can i buy that extra soft tofu (순두부)and anung name nung brand na yun here in Manila? And also the Hominy for binatog? We love your website and your videos! Ang galing mo po! Hope to hear from you soon my little 10 months baby can’t wait to try your taho recipe.
omgooodneeessss.. thank you so so much! I am so gonna try this!!!!
Hi Kuya,
Thank you sa mga recipe na pinopost mo dito. Dahil sa site mo, marunong na ko gumawa ng egg pie, favourtite ng mum ko. and lage na sya nagrerequest saken gumawa neto kc wala dito sa australia. susubukan ko gawen yung taho ngayon.
Suggestion ko lang po sana, kung pwede in the future pdeng ilagay sa mga recipe kung ilan ang magagawa sa mga receipt nio. for example yan sa sangkap na yan – pang ilang tao po ba yan?
Thanks again and God Bless.
Christine from Cairns Queensland Australia.
Hello! fan ako ng Panlasang Pinoy… at kuya puede po ba malaman ano pong brand ng extra soft tofu ang ginamit nyo? kc doubtful po ako sa mga tatak sa supermarket…I don’t know which one ung the best at mas masarap..thank you sa mga recipes!
i recently found/subscribed to your website. and for the last 2 weeks, i made the following for the very 1st time–thanks to your wonderful and easy to follow video instructions.
i made your taho recipe last night. this is so good and so simple to make. i used the mini tapioca pearls instead of the regular sized ones (quicker to cook/make).
i also made your polvoron recipe last week for my family. they loved it—and wants to me make more! i won’t probably wrapped them as they go so fast!
i also made the bananaque last night. my husband loved it! i think this will be a regular merienda food on the weekends.
the next one i want to try is the pastillas de leche. i found powdered goat milk—do you think this can work too?
thank you so much for sharing!
hello kuya! wala po akong makitang extra soft tofu, pwede po bang gamitin yung regular tofu? kung pwede po, pano sya lulutuin? i’ll wait for your response =)
ask ko lng po.. yung sa pag gawa ng homemade taho, pano po kung walang microvawe oven.. pano po ang gagawin.
wow ang galing mo talaga! sobrang naiinspire pa ko magluto at gumwa ng mga pinoy favorites because of you.. thank you.
순두부 pla un…salamat po…hanap aquh sa market nyan pra mkagawa po aquh d2 s bahay…!!!nagtry po kc aquh magluto nyan kso…mali po eh…!!! salamat po…more power p po…and God Bless…!!!(*^o^*)
Hi kuya,
Thanx for all the recipes na pinopost mo…it’s really a great help lalo na sa tulad ko na mahilig magluto pero walang alam…now i know how to make a cassava cake and puto. Now i will try this homemade taho. Thanx once again and may GOD bless u and ur family and more power!
hi pOh,kapapanood ko lng ng homemade tahO nyo,and mukhang masaray,namiss ko yan~ask ko lng poh?sundubu ginamit nyo db?pede kaya gamitin ang yondubu?yondubu nga b yun~?uhmm~~dtoh din po me korea ^_^
Hi! so i live in Saskatoon, Canada, where do you think can I buy extra soft tofu and tapioca pearls? My mom said theres no soft tofu @ walmart.
I’ve just read your recipe for home made taho. I can’t wait to try it out! But please tell me what I can do if I don’t have a microwave oven to heat the extra soft tofu for a minute? What can I do instead? Is this step absolutely necessary?
Thanks in advance for your reply!
kuya! ilang servings ang magagawa from the recipe ?
Tried this. Wonderful!!! I haven’t had Taho in 7 years. Wow. Love it! Thank you for sharing!
hi kuya vanjoe dali lang pala nyan, maka gawa nga ng weekends para matikman ng asawa ko, im sure magugustuhan nya yan. more power and God Bless your family.
Hi Kuya, gandang araw. Pede ko b gamitin ung tofu s walmart? Ung extra firm? Thank u po..
You should only use soft silken tofu. Try looking for it in the nearest Asian store in your area.
Hi Kuya van, hapunan Namin knina ung Kare kare then I make some Tahoe for dessert. Nagustuhan ng asawa ko po, thank u ng madaming madami.. GOD bless!!!
Hello poh!
Thank God I found this website!! I remember this as my childhood treat which wasn’t long ago..
Anyway this website makes me feel more close to my filipino roots
Thanks once again!
thnks for the recipe.
tnks
Would like to try making this one at home. But since I cannot make one for now. I would go out and buy taho for snacks.
can u still make taho if u dont have extra soft tofu?!
Instead of microwaving the tofu, could I steam it instead?
I love your website! Whenever i miss Pinoy food, I’ll immediately look into your site for recipes and I’m getting great feedbacks regarding my cooking skills…if they only knew! My friends and my husband enjoyed trying our food. I’m currently pregnant with my first child and one of the things I love to take for breakfast when I had my vacation in Manila was taho. Since I came back, I was missing it so much. Thank God, I found your recipe here. Thank you and keep on sharing more recipes!