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tofu

[toh-foo]

noun

  1. a soft, bland, white cheeselike food, high in protein content, made from curdled soymilk: used in Asian and vegetarian cooking.



tofu

/ ˈəʊˌڳː /

noun

  1. unfermented soya-bean curd, a food with a soft cheeselike consistency made from soya-bean milk

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of tofu1

First recorded in 1875–80; from Japanese ōڳ, from Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese òܴڳ ( ò “bean” + ǔ “turn sour, ferment”)
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of tofu1

from Japanese
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The first time I tried tofu was back in middle school, when I first went vegetarian for animal rights reasons.

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“We do a crumbled tofu and watercress dumpling filling in the plant-based program at ICE,” Beitchman added.

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Her Instagram page shows bright bowls of tofu scrambles with heirloom tomatoes, avocado and beet sauerkraut.

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A white, square block that resembles tofu, it has a mild, milky flavor with a touch of salt—almost like a distant cousin of mozzarella.

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If people substituted processed red meat protein for that found in nuts, tofu or beans, they could reduce their dementia risk by 19%, the study found.

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