Eating in China
AI-generated ingredient illustration: plain pressed tofu in thin compact slabs and sliced strips.

Dried tofu

豆腐干Dòufugān

Firm, pressed tofu called doufugan, used in cold dishes and stir-fries.

Type
Tofu and bean products

A CLOSER LOOK

How to recognize it

Dense, firm blocks of tofu with much of their moisture pressed out.

In the kitchen

Added to Hunyuan liangfen.

A firmer tofu form, not soft tofu.

Ask about this ingredient

这道菜里有豆腐干吗?

Does this dish contain Dried tofu?

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