finding tofu, miso and soy products

Supermarkets seem to have higher quality food here and more of a selection.  But why is it so hard to find tofu? When I do find it it's way more expensive than in the U.S. 

Anyone have insights?

I find the same problem.  My friend thinks it is because most soy is GM so people here don't eat it as much. 

Is there a chinese or ethnic supermarket near you? I hate the cauldron style tofu so I get those big bricks in water that you have to change each day for about £2.50 from the Japanese supermarket on my street.
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In the UK, any food product, including soya, must be clearly labelled if it is derived from a genetically modified organism, but many people worry that products not labelled as having GM might still be contaminated. I don't want to eat GM food, so I believe a good way to make sure is to buy organic tofu, simply because the organic sector best polices the movement of GM-contaminated material. Trading standards offices in the UK are particularly concerned about fraudsters passing off non-organic foods as organic.

I believe you can get 250g slabs of Cauldron tofu in Tesco, Sainsbury's, Waitrose, Morrisons, Co-op, ASDA or online from Ocado (owned by Waitrose)

[EDIT] crossposted with cheesebiscuit - if you don't like Cauldron then you can get 280g packs of Clear Spot organic tofu for £1.53 (at the moment) from Goodness Direct and if you prefer to go to a shop Google for your nearest Holland and Barrett store, or for health food stores in your location.

In the UK, any food product, including soya, must be clearly labelled if it is derived from a genetically modified organism, but many people worry that products not labelled as having GM might still be contaminated. I don't want to eat GM food, so I believe a good way to make sure is to buy organic tofu, simply because the organic sector best polices the movement of GM-contaminated material. Trading standards offices in the UK are particularly concerned about fraudsters passing off non-organic foods as organic.

I believe you can get 250g slabs of Cauldron tofu in Tesco, Sainsbury's, Waitrose, Morrisons, Co-op, ASDA or online from Ocado (owned by Waitrose) and you can get 280g packs of Clear Spot organic tofu for £1.53 (at the moment) from Goodness Direct and if you prefer to go to a shop Google for your nearest Holland and Barrett store, or for health food stores in your location.

I believe Ocado are not wholey owned by Waitrose, they had a 30% stake but I believe they're their own separate company who have an exclusive deal to distribute Waitrose own brand goods for the next three years. They're listed separately on the stock exchange and are not listed as part of the John Lewis Partnership

That's a complete derail, but I thought it was interesting as I watched a documentary about Ocado's amazing distribution centre a couple of years ago

I got very excited one day when I found Tempeh in one of the health food stores in town.  Also, the natural / health food stores have a good selection of texterised soy protien and tofu. 

Also, the Oriental super markets will usually have mock duck (not soy, I know) and definately have miso (i have seen miso at Tescos.)

I got very excited one day when I found Tempeh in one of the health food stores in town.  Also, the natural / health food stores have a good selection of texterised soy protien and tofu. 

Also, the Oriental super markets will usually have mock duck (not soy, I know) and definately have miso (i have seen miso at Tescos.)

We get tempeh blocks and slices every week. I once tried Granose canned mock duck which is made out of gluten... maybe I didn't prepare it right, but yuck!!!

I've seen miso on Tesco's online shop and I am sure they would have some tofu on there somewhere. Their online selection is very good, so I often pay for the delivery just to be able to get a few things that are hard to find elsewhere (and the nearest big Tesco to me is a 45 minute drive away, so the £5.50 delivery charge isn't too much, I don't think).

I've seen several kinds of tofu at the various Asian markets around Newcastle.  I think one variety might even be made in this region?  I may be getting confused on that, though.

One thing I haven't seen reliably is those yam noodles, what are they called? Shiritaki?  I used to get them all the time in Denver, but I've only seen them once here.

One thing I haven't seen reliably is those yam noodles, what are they called? Shiritaki?  I used to get them all the time in Denver, but I've only seen them once here.

I get them at Japanese food stores, if you've got any near you (the Centre Point food store at Tottenham Court Road, and also the new Poppy Hanna food store on Commercial Street both stock them).

You can also buy them online here for £1.98. This is very similar to the packaging I've seen in the London shops, too.