Homemade Tahô
Tahô is a Philippine street food sold by peddlers known as “magtataho”. It is a soft gelatin-like snack made from processed soybeans topped with caramel and tapioca pearls (locally called sago).
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.
Ingredients:
22 ounces extra soft tofu
1 ¼ cup brown sugar
½ cup uncooked tapioca pearls
4 ½ cups water
Watch the cooking video:
Procedure:
1. Pour 4 cups of water in a cooking pot and bring to a boil.
2. Put-in the tapioca pearls and cook for 40 minutes in medium heat.
3. Add ¼ cup brown sugar and mix well.
4. Turn off the heat and let the tapioca pearls sit on the cooking pot until room temperature is achieved. Set aside.
5. Heat a saucepan then pour-in ½ cup of water.
6. Put-in 1 cup of brown sugar once the water starts to boil. Mix well and simmer for 1 minute. Set aside.
7. Transfer the extra soft tofu in a glass or mug then heat in a microwave oven for a minute.
8. Top the extra soft tofu with the cooked tapioca pearls and sweet syrup.
9. Serve warm. Share and Enjoy!
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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
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.