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Definition: Tofu |
TofuNoun1. Cheeselike food made of curdled soybean milk. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
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Tofu (豆腐 or 荳腐 in pinyin: dou4 fu0, ë`부 in Korean), or bean curd, is a food made by coagulating soy milk with calcium sulfate (gypsum), nigari (a sea-salt derived compound rich in magnesium chloride), or other agents, and then pressing into blocks, similar to the way cheese is made from milk. It was first made in China in the second century BC, during the Han dynasty. It was introduced into Japan in the Nara period (late seventh century). Tofu has become a staple in these countries, as well as Vietnam, Thailand, and Korea.
Tofu is frequently associated with vegetarianism and mock meats in the Americas and Europe, as it is a good source of protein. However, its uses extend far beyond that, and it is common in many Asian countries such as Korea. It usually comes packed in water, and comes in two main varieties:
Generally, the firmer style is used for kebabs, mock meats, and dishes requiring a consistency that holds together, while the softer style can be used for desserts, soups, shakes, and sauces.
- Chinese style which ranges from extra firm (a texture similar to cheese) to extra soft (a texture similar to custard).
- Japanese style which has a texture similar to custard.
Tofu can be found in Asian markets, farmers' markets, and health food stores, although many large grocery stores also stock it. In Chinese supermarkets, tofu can be found in four to five different grades of firmness and consistency. In the United States market, the largest provider of tofu products is Hong Kong-based Vitasoy International Holdings Ltd., who sell their tofu products under the trademark VITASOY, Nasoya and Azumaya.
The extra firm variety of tofu is often called dried tofu (荳乾) because of its low water content, though it is not completely dry. One variety of dried tofu is sliced into long strings with a cross section smaller than 2mm×2mm. This shredded dried tofu (荳乾絲) is usually served cold like noodles. At the other extreme, the extra soft tofu can be served as a Chinese dessert in syrup flavored with ginger or almond.
Fresh tofu has a sweet fragrance of soy. Tofu can be easily spoiled if not refrigerated properly during transportation; any trace of sour odor or taste is a telltale sign of staleness. Smaller supermarkets tend to sell sour tofu because some don't use refrigerated trucks for delivery like the bigger chain stores. Once purchased, unpackaged tofu should be kept in the refrigerator, in water that is changed once a day. Tofu in sealed package can be kept for weeks in refrigerator.
Tofu is very high in protein and has almost no flavor of its own. This is what makes it versatile; it takes its flavor from whatever is added to it — marinating is a popular way of flavoring tofu. Tofu can be made to taste like cheese, pudding, eggs, bacon, etc. Furthermore, the texture of tofu can be altered to match the above dishes. Tofu's texture is altered by draining, freezing, pureeing, and cooking.
One can also purchase flavored tofu, fried tofu, or dried tofu. One famous Shanghaiese delicacy is stinky tofu, which smells like rotten eggs.
See also: Chinese Buddhist cuisine, Korean cuisine
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Tofu."
Synonym: TofuSynonym: bean curd (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Tofu |
| English words defined with "tofu": soyamilk, soybean milk, soymilk. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Tofu" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses. German (tofu). |
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Health | Other good food sources of calcium include some green vegetables (e.g., broccoli, kale, turnip greens, Chinese cabbage), calcium-set tofu, some legumes, canned fish, seeds, nuts, and certain fortified food products. (references) | |
Economic History | Indonesia | Per capita consumption of soybeans, primarily in the form of tofu and tempe, is ten kilograms annually. (references) |
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| "Tofu" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Tofu" is used about 18 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 18 | 82,615 |
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Ending with "tofu": mushroom-and-tofu. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
tofu | 636 | festival tofu | 11 |
tofu recipe | 587 | fry recipe stir tofu | 11 |
cooking tofu | 50 | recipe soy tofu | 10 |
tofu cheesecake | 27 | content fat nutrition tofu | 10 |
tofu receipes | 24 | ma po tofu | 10 |
cook tofu | 21 | smoothie tofu | 10 |
fried tofu | 18 | chinese recipe tofu | 10 |
baked tofu | 18 | smoothies tofu | 10 |
make tofu | 17 | bcd house tofu | 10 |
salad tofu | 17 | burgers tofu | 9 |
agriculture tofu | 15 | cream ice tofu | 9 |
grilled tofu | 15 | recipe tofu vegetarian | 9 |
tofu easy recipe | 14 | tofu recepies | 9 |
fry stir tofu | 13 | recipe tofu cheesecake | 9 |
making tofu | 12 | barbecue tofu | 9 |
silken tofu | 12 | fried recipe tofu | 9 |
tofu dessert | 12 | burger recipe tofu | 8 |
baked recipe tofu | 12 | tofu dessert recipe | 8 |
calorie tofu | 12 | nutrition tofu | 8 |
house tofu | 11 | shake tofu | 8 |
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| Language | Translations for "tofu"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Chinese | 豆腐 (bean curd). (various references) | |
French | tofu. (various references) | |
German | tofu. (various references) | |
Indonesian | ketoprak. (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 豆腐 (bean-curd). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | とうふ (bean-curd). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | ofutay.(various references) | |
Russian | тофу. (various references) | |
Turkish | soya peyniri (bean curd). (various references) | |
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Derivations | |
Words beginning with "tofu": tofus. (additional references) | |
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"Tofu" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Atafu, dofu, ftof, lofu, mofu, O'fun, otf, stouf, tafi, tafo, Tcoff, tef, tf, Tfe, tifa, Tiju, tiof, toaf, tof, tofa, tofe, toffe, Tofi, Tofik, tofo, tofue, tofun, tofur, toif, toife, Tolfa, tolu, tonfa, tonu, Tonuu, toof, Toomu, topf, toqu, toru, totu, tou, Toufah, touff, touw, touy, touz, trofe, trouf, Tuffah, tufi, Tufl, tufo, tvoeu, twof, vtsoft. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "f-o-t-u" | |
-1 letter: fou, oft, out. | |
-2 letters: of, to, ut. | |
| Words containing the letters "f-o-t-u" | |
+1 letter: flout, fount, futon, tofus. | |
+2 letters: cutoff, flouts, foetus, fought, founts, fourth, fugato, futons, offcut, outfit, outfly, outfox, potful, putoff, topful, tufoli. | |
+3 letters: boatful, confute, cutoffs, dustoff, fadeout, faitour, fallout, fatuous, floruit, flouted, flouter, foldout, foregut, fortune, fouette, foulest, fourths, foxhunt, fugatos, functor, fusspot, futhorc, futhork, futtock, offcuts, outface, outfall, outfast, outfawn, outfeel, outfelt, outfind, outfire, outfish, outfits, outflew, outflow, outfool, outfoot, potfuls, poutful, putoffs, sfumato, shutoff, toilful, topfull, turnoff, upfront. | |
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