ANST - Period ... tofu?

[Crescentia _]

*smile*  That's definitely one of the nice things about having a list 
such as this...you can post the strangest questions and actually get 
feedback.  ^_^ 
I found some more information for her-- I don't know if it's helpful or 
not, but it's related to tofu's historicity.  It was introduced to Japan 
in the Nara period.  It was first called "tofu" in the Muromochi period.  
Before then, it was called "okabe", "kabe" [wall], and "shirakabe" 
[white wall].  It first became popular for the general public's 
consumption during the Edo period. 
Good luck to her again-- I have a feeling that somewhere, at some Feast 
in the future, someone will be silently cursing the names of all who 
have replied to this string.  ^_^

-Crescentia





>Thank you, Crescentia!  I'm sure the gentle lady who seeks this 
information
>will be as impressed and grateful as I am that Ansteorra is so rich in
>research and education.  
>
>Ronnie. 
>

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