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An attempt at my grandmother's sweet black pork, minestrone soup last sunday and today's lunch - cold tofu, stewed pumpkin and lightly sauteed veggies. The weather has turned hot (33C) again, so cold tofu is wonderful. The last week in the kitchen has been productive - made a brilliant fig and ginger cake because i keep reading these fig tart recipies but I am too lazy to make pastry from scratch.

cold tofu
a block of tofu, pre cooked and chilled or there are some that you can eat right out of the packet.

sauce
ginger
shallots (I didn't have any)
spring onion

In a teeny saucepan, stir fry the above with toasted sesame oil. Add soya sauce or shoyu, mirin or sake. Garnish with coriander leaves, sesame seeds. This is the Japanese version, for a sort of Shanghai version add a good glug of black vinegar.