tofu
n. uncountablen. a soft, white food made from soy milk. It is a popular ingredient in many Asian dishes and is often used as a meat substitute.
n. a soft, bland food product made by coagulating soy milk and pressing the resulting curds into blocks. Frequently used as a protein source in vegetarian and vegan diets.
I like to fry tofu until it is crispy.
The chef marinated the tofu in ginger and soy sauce before adding it to the vegetable stir-fry.
While traditionally a staple of East Asian cuisine, tofu has gained global popularity as a versatile ingredient capable of absorbing the complex flavours of various spices and sauces.
Borrowed from Japanese 豆(とう)腐(ふ) (tōfu), from Middle Chinese 豆腐 (duwᴴ bju^X, “curdled bean”). Doublet of dubu and doufu.
Usually treated as uncountable when referring to the food substance, though it can be countable when referring to specific blocks or varieties.