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OTA Tofu: America's oldest tofu house calls Portland home
written by Samantha Bakall
updated Feb. 13, 2019
"This local family-run shop has been making tofu by hand for over a century."
- travelportland.com
The Secret History of America's Oldest Tofu Shop
written by Heather Arndt Anderson
posted Sept. 18, 2017
"The Japanese immigrants who brought tofu to America, decades before hippies and health nuts discovered it."
- slate.com
Local Tofu Makers Are Masters of the Craft
written by Heather Arndt Anderson
posted Mar. 30, 2016
"Three Spots to Get Your Freshly Made Tofu Fix."
- PortlandMercury.com
Photographing One of America's Oldest Tofu Shops
"Stores like Ota Tofu do much more than make food: they are gathering places for communities, places to preserve culture and help you feel like you belong. "
- NPR.com
written by Will Matsuda
The oldest tofu shop in the United States is a firm favorite with locals
"The operations have always been small-scale, but fans rave about the tofu, and well-regarded Portland restaurants will not source their tofu from anywhere else."
- AtlasObscura.com
written by Rohini Chaki