I love inarizushi, but I’ve never tried making it myself. I saw this package of tofu skins and rice vinegar at my local market and almost bought it. However, I noticed that they were in the refrigerated section even though the packaging says “keep frozen” on the back.
Would they still be okay? And are there other brands that might be better for inarizushi experimentation? (I’ve seen them canned as well.)
by Rufus_Akage
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Growing up in an Asian household, I ate these regularly in dinners. I think the Chinese word/phrase for them translated to “fried tofu pockets.” They were so delicious with sauces and rice.
I just buy the cans of them. No refrigeration needed until you open them.
I find they are more difficult to open cleanly when cold
Yeah, these are great. Far superior to the canned stuff, in my opinion, in both flavor and texture.
I do keep them in the freezer for longer storage (my kids love them so I usually buy like 3 or 4 packages at a time and keep a few in the freezer), but they’ll be totally fine in the fridge for several days. They’re packed air tight inside the outer packaging, but fairly heavily seasoned so I wouldn’t worry too much assuming the store is reasonably popular and you can expect fairly rapid product turnover. If its an unpopular/smaller store that might have stuff sitting for weeks, then I might be more worried.
There are a few different brands of similar products. All the ones I’ve gotten from a Japanese grocery store were similar (just different number in the package, and some with/without the seasoning packet for making sushi rice). I once got one from a Chinese grocery (different brand) and it was actually pretty bad, but I think it wasn’t stored properly since the issue was mostly freezer taste. Sorry I don’t recall what the brands were. I can check my freezer later and report back the exact brand we buy, but the one you pictured is good.