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1. Do you know that some percentage of tofu is drywall?

Sun Mar 2, 2014, 06:09 PM

Mar 2014

Yup, good ol' calcium sulfate - gypsum - is used as the coagulant in most varieties of tofu.

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Do people like eating a chemical found in caulk, glue and carpeting? [View all] jmowreader Mar 2014 OP

Do you know that some percentage of tofu is drywall? Scootaloo Mar 2014 #1

Sure did jmowreader Mar 2014 #2

As if you couldn't tell from the taste Scootaloo Mar 2014 #3

Yes, and? jberryhill Mar 2014 #5

Nor is there a country named Magnesia Scootaloo Mar 2014 #7

Not a real country, apparently ... eppur_se_muova Mar 2014 #13

no.. the cow is named Magnesia.. Viva_La_Revolution Mar 2014 #19

OMG IT'S A CHEMICAL.... mike_c Mar 2014 #4

Could be worse. Igel Mar 2014 #12

What KIND of chemical? That is the question. alittlelark Mar 2014 #22

I'm not sure how to break it to some people around here, but RC Mar 2014 #6

ZOMG!!! DIHYDROGEN MONOXIDE (DHMO)!!! ElboRuum Mar 2014 #8

That's right, you'll need your Hazmat suit and respirator. RC Mar 2014 #10

+1 liberal_at_heart Mar 2014 #21

Good book... rrneck Mar 2014 #9

Evil scientific materialist rec... SidDithers Mar 2014 #11

I made really good pickled onions yesterday el_bryanto Mar 2014 #14

They don't make acetic acid-free vinegar jmowreader Mar 2014 #16

I only eat wholly organic, natural products, like "Castoreum" Warren DeMontague Mar 2014 #15

FDA Commissioner Steven Hoyer Concurs! hatrack Mar 2014 #20