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Definition of "tofu" []

  • A protein-rich food coagulated from an extract of soybeans and used in salads and various cooked foods. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "tofu" in a sentence
  • "When the curdling agent used to make tofu is calcium salt, the tofu is an excellent source of calcium."
  • "They do not cook the bean and eat it as we do; but instead they make it into a cheese which they call tofu, and this cheese is made by soaking the beans, grinding them into a pulp, then boiling for ten or fifteen minutes with about five volumes of water; then the milky mass is precipitated with sulphate of magnesia or citric acid, a very small amount because they use it as a curd."
  • "Now that I have read this, knowing that Ral Change helps keep Harris in tofu and granola will i think defininitely make me less likely to buy -- talk about punishing the poor ...."