I was amazed to go into my local Tesco metro, which they have just extended and now sells loads of new lines, and find that they did not sell tofu (and by that I mean plain and uncooked). A few days later I went to Tesco Extra, which sells everything from clothing to perfume, spectacles to widescreen televisions, yet they too did not sell tofu! I cannot believe it. A staple of a vegetarian diet, no where to be found in the country's largest chain of supermarkets! So I am guessing health food shops are the place to find it, yet there are none near me and I bet it sells at an extortionate price. When I was in Canada you could find a large variety in every supermarket, even the little ones, and get 500g for $1.99.
I was amazed to go into my local Tesco metro, which they have just extended and now sells loads of new lines, and find that they did not sell tofu (and by that I mean plain and uncooked). A few days later I went to Tesco Extra, which sells everything from clothing to perfume, spectacles to widescreen televisions, yet they too did not sell tofu! I cannot believe it. A staple of a vegetarian diet, no where to be found in the country's largest chain of supermarkets! So I am guessing health food shops are the place to find it, yet there are none near me and I bet it sells at an extortionate price. When I was in Canada you could find a large variety in every supermarket, even the little ones, and get 500g for $1.99.
The main supermarkets are mainly western based and therefore will lack the simplest of ingredients of other cultures. In Canada especially in Vancouver where A LOT of chinese stars habitate will have lots of ....asian stuff.