tofu
[toh-foo]
- a soft, bland, white cheeselike food, high in protein content, made from curdled soybean milk: used in Asian and vegetarian cookery.
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Origin of tofu
1875–80; < Japanese tōfu < Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese dòufu (dòu bean + fǔ turn sour, ferment)
Also called bean curd.
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Contemporary Examples of tofu
That is not the tofu you see in groceries or even the meat substitute sold in vegetarian places.
At the checkout, her total for bananas, arugula, blackberries, kale, yogurt, rice noodles, and tofu comes to $34.21.
Canadian Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Gail Shea got a mouthful of tofu tart while giving a speech in Burlington, Ontario.
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Historical Examples of tofu
Little Cub was there, safe enough, but very hungry, and wanted to begin upon the tofu at once.
From odorless garlic to tofu smelling of pork chops, everything is within the possibility of biochemistry.
The Civilization of IlliteracyMihai Nadin
In a third are boiled buckwheat cakes or dumplings, and tofu or bean-curd.
tofu
- unfermented soya-bean curd, a food with a soft cheeselike consistency made from soya-bean milk
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Word Origin for tofu
from Japanese
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Word Origin and History for tofu
soy bean curd, 1880, from Japanese tofu, from Chinese doufu, from dou "beans" + fu "rotten."
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