A CLOSER LOOK
How to recognize it
Thin sheets of coagulated soy curd, pressed in cloth layers and tied into knots.
In the kitchen
Optional in yanduxian and Shanghai red-braised pork.
Baiye is pressed curd in sheet form; the knot shape differs from flat sheets or thick tofu blocks. It is not a film lifted from the surface of hot soy milk.
Ask about this ingredient
这道菜里有百叶结吗？
Does this dish contain Tofu-sheet knots?
A few dishes to explore
These examples use this ingredient in typical or optional preparations. Open the dish to see the distinction; a restaurant’s recipe can differ.
