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Homemade Tofu Soap Dish
By thomas | September 11, 2007
Ahhh..the soap dish.
Most people here in Japan live reasonably close to a grocery store, but it isn’t always the same story for a 100-yen shop. Going out of your way to get to the 100-yen shop isn’t such a big deal if you have a big shopping list, but what if you just need one thing? In most cases you can hold off on the trip until you gather a few more items on your list, but what if you need it now?
This was my situation when I finally decided to toss the old, nasty soap dish that was in my bathroom. A trip to the hyaku-en shop costs me 640 yen round-trip, so it wasn’t economical to head out there for just a soap dish. For days I just let my soap sit in the middle of the sink, sordid and alone, when suddenly I had an epiphany one night while making dinner: homemade tofu soap dish.
To make your own homemade tofu soap dish, for cheaper than 100-yen, you will need the following:
- tofu
- scissors
- soap (optional)
Here’s what we do:
- Buy some tofu. For best results get a package that is deep. Make sure that it’s big enough to hold your bar of soap. I bought this double-pack of tofu for 98 yen.
- Eat the tofu. Put it on a small plate and pour some soy sauce on top, or just add some to your miso soup. Delicious!
- Tear off the excess plastic from the package.
- Using scissors, cut some holes in the bottom. This is so water doesn’t accumulate in your soap dish and dissolve your soap prematurely.
- Place your new homemade soap dish in your bathroom, and drop some soap in there. Perfect fit!
Making this soap dish takes about 1 minute, and if you eat tofu with any frequency it costs you nothing. If after a while your soap dish starts to get old and nasty, you can just throw it out and make a new one.
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September 13th, 2007 at 8:06 am
This is pretty simple, and uses my 2nd favourite tofu! These containers are also great in the early spring to get a head start on gardening. Just dump some dirt in there, plant a seed, and by the time the weather is warm enough to plant, you have a seedling growing healthy and strong :)
September 13th, 2007 at 2:06 pm
Jason: That’s a good idea! I’ll make a note of it and write a post next Spring. :)
What’s your favorite tofu btw? I like this kind a lot:
Tofu
Tofu!
September 15th, 2007 at 10:11 pm
My favourite tofu comes from a tofuya not too far from the local Apita. It’s made right there, so a little more expensive than the store brands, but tastes sooooo good. :)
September 29th, 2007 at 2:38 am
I’m not sure I understand why you wouldn’t just wash your original soap dish to begin with.
September 30th, 2007 at 10:41 pm
Jason: Do they let you watch them make the tofu from scratch like you can do at Udon/Soba shops?
kk: My soap dish, sadly, was beyond cleaning. I just replaced it with the tofu dish and recycled it.
October 12th, 2007 at 2:09 am
Its amazing how much people over look packaging.
When I was on the romance car coming back from hakone (hello to emi that works on that train :) ) I was drinking one cup sake that came in these really nice disposable blue glass containers, perfect small glasses or for shots or just enjoying sake back at my appartment so i just poped them in my bag and no need to buy glasses!
October 14th, 2007 at 10:01 am
Funky Love Bunny: Thanks for the comment. That’s a good idea! Those cup sake containers are just the right size :)
May 8th, 2008 at 12:11 pm
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