I didn’t grow up eating tofu, but I did grow up with plenty of beliefs about it. Maybe you had these same beliefs—assumptions, really—drilled into you via popular media, cookbooks, magazines, or just the general way people talked about it. I was indoctrinated to see tofu as nothing more than a sorry meat replacement: a bland, watery brick of soybean solids embraced exclusively by California vegans and health nuts. That’s how I knew tofu, and I’m pissed about it.

‘Eat local’ is a common recommendation to reduce the carbon footprint of your diet. But transport tends to account for a small share of greenhouse gas emissions. How does the impact of what you eat compare to where it’s come from?

This gluten-free Portland Maine dining guide has 50+ places for safe breakfasts, dinners, desserts, and more. Eat without worry!