Consume starters of eel and tofu (3)
I believe the answer is:
eat
'consume' is the definition.
(to consume something is to eat it)
'starters of eel and tofu' is the wordplay.
'starters of' suggests taking the first letters.
The first letters of 'eel and tofu' is 'EAT'.
(Other definitions for eat that I've seen before include "Break bread" , "Scoff" , "Bite, chew and swallow" , "Devour" , "Be corrosive" .)