Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A protein-rich food coagulated from an extract of soybeans.
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- noun A
protein -rich food made fromcurdled soybean milk.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun cheeselike food made of curdled soybean milk
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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When the curdling agent used to make tofu is calcium salt, the tofu is an excellent source of calcium.
Archive 2004-09-01 2004
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They do not cook the bean and eat it as we do; but instead they make it into a cheese which they call tofu, and this cheese is made by soaking the beans, grinding them into a pulp, then boiling for ten or fifteen minutes with about five volumes of water; then the milky mass is precipitated with sulphate of magnesia or citric acid, a very small amount because they use it as a curd.
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While tofu is pressing, whisk together the soy yogurt, oil, garlic, and ginger.
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Rice ball, sushi roll, inari sushi (rice in tofu pillow)
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While tofu is pressing, whisk together the soy yogurt, oil, garlic, and ginger.
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Your tofu is now dried out, chewy and ready to marinade, sauce or eat plain!
Archive 2009-06-01 Sarah 2009
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Whether to buy a case of Mountain Dew or use the money on some black eyed peas, bananas, rice and tofu is not a hard choice to me.
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My standard poodle could watch, but she thinks tofu is wimpy …
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Now that I have read this, knowing that Ral Change helps keep Harris in tofu and granola will i think defininitely make me less likely to buy -- talk about punishing the poor ....
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Your tofu is now dried out, chewy and ready to marinade, sauce or eat plain!
The Taming of the 'Fu Sarah 2009
jocon04 commented on the word tofu
Tofu (豆�?), also t�?fu (the Japanese Romaji spelling), doufu (the Chinese Pinyin spelling), toufu, or bean curd (the literal translation), is a food of Chinese origin,1 made by coagulating soy milk, and then pressing the resulting curds into blocks. There are many different varieties of tofu, including fresh tofu and tofu that has been processed in some way. Tofu has very little flavor or smell on its own, so it can be used either in savory or sweet dishes, and is often seasoned or marinated to suit the dish.
May 27, 2009
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November 6, 2010
bilby commented on the word tofu
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November 22, 2015