Another First I tried this semester was on 8th Ave in Brooklyn during our private group tour. It was Tofu with a sugar syrup. I’ve had tofu before but not like this and not with anything sweet. I’ve had it savory applications & it was very solid. In this dish the tofu was steamed in one of those rice cookers until it was like jello like and when you order it the woman would take some out and give you some syrup with it. It smelled almost like cooked white rice to me. When I tried it, i was taken back by the taste because the tofu had NO taste whatsoever by itself, but it was smooth and melted in my mouth like gelatin. I decided to try it with the syrup over it thinking it might be sweeter but the “sugar” syrup was even sweet and did nothing to enhance the flavor of the tofu. In general the whole thing was just tasteless and bland.