| 释义 |
tofu|ˈtəʊfuː|
[a. Jap. tōfu, ad. Chinese dòufu, f. dòu beans + fŭ rotten.]
A curd made in Japan and China from mashed soya beans; bean curd.
1880Trans. Asiatic Soc. Japan VIII. 399 Tôfu is made by pounding the soy beans after soaking in water. 1905Bull. U.S. Dept. Agric. CLIX. 46 The larger part of the leguminous food in the Japanese diet consists of the preparations of soy beans, such as miso, shoyu and tofu. 1934Blunden Mind's Eye 109 Two hawks have raided the tofu. 1936K. Tezuka Jap. Food 28 Tōfu (bean-curd) is made by soaking soy beans in water, mashing them, straining the mass through cloth and solidifying with the addition of magnesium chloride. 1979Sunset Apr. 214/2 Arrange all tofu strips in the casserole and cover with ½ of the cheese. 1981Guardian 14 Aug. 7/1 In the United States,..tofu has become an ‘in’ food. |