pressing it between stacks of books (just buy pressed tofu if that’s what you want)

coating it in cornstarch and spices

in europe you can even buy tofu marinated with basil and tomato (???)

i love all kinds of tofu though, even the occasional scramble and cream cheese, but i think to get your tofu drivers license you should have regular tofu dishes (卤豆腐, 家常豆腐, 铁板豆腐, even the in the west so often misunderstood 麻婆豆腐) before you start doing some western shenanigans