: a soft food product prepared by treating soybean milk with coagulants (such as magnesium chloride or diluted acids) : bean curd
… tofu is our most versatile form of nonanimal concentrated protein, as well as the least processed and the most traditional.—
Mark Bittman
Mark BittmanThe tofu … was sliced uniformly and stacked neatly in the bowl of clear, seafood-flavored broth.—Karen Hayes
Karen HayesVegetarian cooking has never been so simple. Supermarkets carry packaged convenience foods like tofu hot dogs …—Norine Dworkin
Norine DworkinExamples of tofu in a Sentence
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What to order: The vegan banh mi ($14) — a sub sandwich stuffed with tofu coated in a sweet chili sauce, pickled veggies, fresh herbs and jalapeños and topped with a vegan aioli.
—Arika Herron, Axios, 23 Sep. 2024
Inari, the simple Japanese dish of fried tofu skin and sushi rice, is flipped on its head: a sweet tofu wrapper stuffed with potent wasabi shrimp salad and transformed into something like a New England–style shrimp roll.
—Elazar Sontag, Bon Appétit, 9 Sep. 2024
That’s apparent in fresh tofu with Osetra caviar, chives, and buckwheat, as well as boneless chicken wings stuffed with Stilton and pork sausage.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 31 July 2024
Rice noodles just need a soak in warm water to soften before being topped with marinated tofu, lots of fresh herbs, peanuts and nuoc cham, a sweet and spicy sauce for this cool, refreshing bowl.
—Aaron Hutcherson, Washington Post, 29 July 2024
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Arika Herron, Axios, 23 Sep. 2024
Inari, the simple Japanese dish of fried tofu skin and sushi rice, is flipped on its head: a sweet tofu wrapper stuffed with potent wasabi shrimp salad and transformed into something like a New England–style shrimp roll.
—Elazar Sontag, Bon Appétit, 9 Sep. 2024
That’s apparent in fresh tofu with Osetra caviar, chives, and buckwheat, as well as boneless chicken wings stuffed with Stilton and pork sausage.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 31 July 2024
Rice noodles just need a soak in warm water to soften before being topped with marinated tofu, lots of fresh herbs, peanuts and nuoc cham, a sweet and spicy sauce for this cool, refreshing bowl.
—Aaron Hutcherson, Washington Post, 29 July 2024
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“Tofu.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tofu. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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tofu
noun
to·fu
ˈtō-fü 
: a soft food product prepared by coagulating soybean milk
called also bean curd
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