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Tofu

Tofu (Japanese: 豆腐, Hepburn: Tōfu; Chinese: 豆腐; pinyin: dòufu; Korean: 두부; RR: dubu) or bean curd is a food prepared by pressing the curds of coagulated soy milk into solid white blocks of varying softness: 'silken', 'soft', 'firm', and 'extra (or super) firm'.

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Alternative names
Bean curd
Associated cuisine
East Asian and Southeast Asian cuisine Chinese Japanese Ryukyuan Korean Filipino Indonesian Malaysian Singaporean Thai Vietnamese · Chinese · Japanese · Ryukyuan · Korean
Main ingredients
Soy milk
Place of origin
China

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Tofu

Nodes303
Edges302
Triples231
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.006601
Components1

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Tofu

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related to Elsewhere · 39
Tofu → Akiko Aoyagi, American, Before, Benjamin Franklin, Caséo-Sojaïne, China, Chinese, English, Firm Western, Flint's, France, Franklin, French, Generally, Grated, However, In, Indian-style, James Flint, John Bartram
related to history · 22
Tofu → AD, Anhui, BC, Buddhism, Chinese, Chinese Han, Compendium, East Asian Buddhism, It, Japan, Korea, Li Shizhen, Materia Medica, Ming, Nara, Prince Liu An, Since, Some, Southeast Asia, Thailand
related to Politics · 17
Tofu → British, British House, California, Commons, Democrats, German Christian Social Union, Germany, Guardian-reading, In, In April, In Western, Leberkäse, Markus Söder, Suella Braverman, Texas, Tofu-mania, US Republican Ted Cruz
related to Salt coagulants · 17
Tofu → Also, Although, Calcium, Chinese, Chinese-style, Chloride-type, Depending, Epsom, Fresh, In Japan, It, Japanese, Magnesium, The, These, United States, When
related to Etymology · 14
Tofu → Benjamin Franklin, Chinese, Collection, Domingo Fernández Navarrete's, English, James Flint, Japanese, Mandarin, The, The English, The Japanese, Travels, United States, Voyages
Associated cuisine · 11
Tofu → Chinese, East Asian and Southeast Asian cuisine Chinese Japanese Ryukyuan Korean Filipino Indonesian Malaysian Singaporean Thai Vietnamese, Filipino, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Malaysian, Ryukyuan, Singaporean, Thai, Vietnamese
related to Theories of origin · 11
Tofu → Another, BC, Eastern Han, Han, In, In Chinese, It, Liu An, Such, The, While
related to Tofu-like foods · 11
Tofu → Burmese, China, Chinese, Due, East Asian, For, Korean, Okinawan, Some, The, Yunnan
related to Southeast Asia · 10
Tofu → Indian, Indonesia, Malaysia, Malaysian, Penang, Peranakan, Philippines, Singapore, Singaporean Indians, Thailand
related to Acid coagulants · 9
Tofu → GDL, Glucono, It, Its, Other, This, Though, Using GDL, When

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soy chinese used japanese protein also soft milk called made fried sauce china texture served firm water japan usually eaten

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
TofuAlternative namesBean curd1.00infobox
TofuAssociated cuisineEast Asian and Southeast Asian cuisine Chinese Japanese Ryukyuan Korean Filipino Indonesian Malaysian Singaporean Thai Vietnamese1.00infobox
TofuAssociated cuisineChinese1.00infobox
TofuAssociated cuisineJapanese1.00infobox
TofuAssociated cuisineRyukyuan1.00infobox
TofuAssociated cuisineKorean1.00infobox
TofuAssociated cuisineFilipino1.00infobox
TofuAssociated cuisineIndonesian1.00infobox
TofuAssociated cuisineMalaysian1.00infobox
TofuAssociated cuisineSingaporean1.00infobox
TofuAssociated cuisineThai1.00infobox
TofuAssociated cuisineVietnamese1.00infobox
TofuMain ingredientsSoy milk1.00infobox
TofuPlace of originChina1.00infobox
Tofuis atraditional component of many East Asian and Southeast Asian cuisines0.90text
Tofuis aJapanese variety of kinugoshi tōfu made from edamame0.90text

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