Soy milk (and creamer, and smoothies…). Edamame. Soy sauce. Soy nuts. Thanksgiving recipes for “tofurkey.” Soy energy bars. Soy crackers, soy flour bread. TOFU! I believe the only food I have yet to see re-created with soy is chocolate… Hey, I just googled it, and guess what? I found a source for soy chocolate, right there with soy coffee (and I’m NOT going there!)
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