Grilled tofu pockets | Eating in China

GET TO KNOW THE DISH

What goes into it?

Explore some key ingredients below. Preparations may use additional seasonings and ingredients.

Fillings and sauces vary; some versions include meat. Confirm the seasonings and cooking oil for a meat-free serving.

Typical ingredients

Generated guide illustration of fried tofu slices, the form described in the luzhu reference.

Tofu豆腐

AI-generated ingredient illustration: fresh red chili peppers, whole and lengthwise cut to show the pith and seeds.

Chili peppers辣椒

AI-generated ingredient illustration of fresh scallions, with white bulbs, roots, and tubular green leaves.

Scallions葱

Fresh fish mint with pale jointed rhizomes and fine roots attached to heart-shaped green leaves.

Fish mint折耳根

Generated guide illustration of garlic; not a restaurant or product photograph.

Garlic大蒜

In some versions

Meat, type unspecified ingredient on a plain plate.

Meat, type unspecified肉

Recipes vary by restaurant.

How does it taste?

Hot chili.

Chili heat
Texture: Crisp outside; soft center.
How it’s made: Griddle, split and fill.

Fillings and sauces vary; some versions include meat. Confirm the seasonings and cooking oil for a meat-free serving.

A CONNECTION TO PLACE

Origin & regional roots

Explore regional food

Associated with Guizhou.

Ask if they have it first

ASK IF IT'S AVAILABLE

请问你们有恋爱豆腐果吗？

Do you have this item?

A LITTLE SOMETHING TO READ

Story & history

The Courtship Story Behind Guiyang’s Grilled Tofu Pockets

The Chinese nickname liàn’ài dòufuguǒ (恋爱豆腐果) literally reads “love-tofu-fruit,” but the dish itself is grilled tofu. Guiyang tellings connect its romantic name with young people meeting over street-stall snacks. One wartime version places a Zhang family’s tofu stall near Pengjiaqiao on an evacuation route used during air raids, where some young people ate and talked.