How to Make Taho

"Tahooo!" 

Every morning you would always hear this chant from a man on the street carrying bucket-like container with a bamboo stick to balance it at his shoulders. As most filipinos is fond of eating this it is considered as one of Pinoy's favorite morning snack.  

Taho is made from soybeans. The finished product is soft and solky soybean custard. Added for flavor are sago pearls and thick brown sugar syrup. It is served warm in small disposable cups. If you are planning to go into business producing taho, and searching for a procedure how to make it, then read the information below.

RAW MATERIALS AND UTENSILS:

500 g soybeans

1 pc weighing scale

2.5 liters water

2 pcs basin

2 pcs gulaman bars

2 pcs colander

1 cup sago

1 pc grinder or blender

1 unit stove

SYRUP:
2 pcs casserole
250 g brown sugar
2 yards cheesecloth
250 ml water molder
1/4 tsp vanilla 

Procedure to make taho:

1. Soak beans overnight, wash and remove the hulls.

2. Grind finely (using a grinder or blender) while adding hot water.

3. Put soybean in a cheese cloth and squeeze out milk.

4. Boil soymilk for 5 to 10 minutes. Stir and add gulaman (previously dissolved in 1 liter boiling water). Allow to boil for another 10 minutes.

5. Pass the mixture through chessecloth then pour in a molder.

6. Cool and serve with syrup and previously boiled and syrup sago.

Procedure to make syrup: Boil water and brown sugar under moderate flame.  Add flavor (vanilla, pandan, lemon) when sugar dissolves and mixture has boiled. Cool. 

Source: DOST, Photo from colorfulrag.blogspot.com