Tofu

Tofu (Japanese: 豆腐, Hepburn: Tōfu, Korean: 두부 Chinese: 豆腐; pinyin: dòufu) is a food prepared by coagulating soy milk and then pressing the resulting curds into solid white blocks of varying softness: silken, soft, firm, extra (or super) firm. Tofu is also known as bean curd in English. It is a traditional component of East Asian and Southeast Asian cuisines, and has been consumed in China for over 2,000 years. In modern Western cooking, it is most often treated as a meat substitute.

Tofu
A block of Japanese raw silken tofu
Alternative namesBean curd
Place of originChina
Associated cuisine
Main ingredientsSoy milk
Regional names
"Tofu" in Chinese characters
Chinese name
Chinese豆腐
Hanyu Pinyindòufu
Literal meaning"bean curd/ferment"
Burmese name
Burmeseတို့ဟူး tui. hu:
Vietnamese name
Vietnamese alphabetđậu hũ, đậu phụ
Chữ Hán豆腐
Thai name
Thaiเต้าหู้
RTGStaohu
Korean name
Hangul두부
Hanja豆腐
Japanese name
Kanji豆腐
Kanaとうふ
Malay name
Malaytauhu
Indonesian name
Indonesiantahu
Filipino name
Tagalogtahô, tokwa
Bengali name
Bengaliসোয়া পনীর, তোফু
Tamil name
Tamilடோஃபு ṭōḥpu
Khmer name
Khmerតៅហ៊ូ tauhu

Nutritionally, tofu is low in calories, while containing a relatively large amount of protein. It is high in iron, and can have a high calcium or magnesium content depending on the coagulants (e.g. calcium chloride, calcium sulphate, magnesium sulphate) used in manufacturing.

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