Tofu
noun
A soft, white food made from soybeans.
She ordered tofu and vegetables for dinner.

Often appears as...
- fried tofu
- tofu stir-fry
noun
A soft, white food made from soybeans.
She ordered tofu and vegetables for dinner.

Often appears as...
- fried tofu
- tofu stir-fry
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Cuisine Link
Tofu is common in Asian cooking, especially in Chinese and Japanese dishes.

The menu features miso soup with tofu, a Japanese classic.
Vegetarian Favorite
Tofu is popular among vegetarians and vegans as a protein-rich alternative to meat.

At the barbecue, we'll have tofu burgers for our vegetarian guests.
Texture Variety
Tofu comes in different textures, like silken, soft, firm, and extra-firm, suited for various recipes.

For this recipe, you'll need firm tofu so it doesn't fall apart.
Cuisine Link
Tofu is common in Asian cooking, especially in Chinese and Japanese dishes.

The menu features miso soup with tofu, a Japanese classic.
Vegetarian Favorite
Tofu is popular among vegetarians and vegans as a protein-rich alternative to meat.

At the barbecue, we'll have tofu burgers for our vegetarian guests.
Texture Variety
Tofu comes in different textures, like silken, soft, firm, and extra-firm, suited for various recipes.

For this recipe, you'll need firm tofu so it doesn't fall apart.
Cuisine Link
Tofu is common in Asian cooking, especially in Chinese and Japanese dishes.

The menu features miso soup with tofu, a Japanese classic.
Vegetarian Favorite
Tofu is popular among vegetarians and vegans as a protein-rich alternative to meat.

At the barbecue, we'll have tofu burgers for our vegetarian guests.
Texture Variety
Tofu comes in different textures, like silken, soft, firm, and extra-firm, suited for various recipes.

For this recipe, you'll need firm tofu so it doesn't fall apart.
Video examples
John Maeda: Designing...
And so, my life is much more complex because of the baby, actually, but that's okay. We will still stay married, I think. But looking way back, when I was a child -- you see, I grew up in a tofu factory in Seattle. Many of you may not like tofu because you haven't had good tofu, but tofu's a good food. It's a very simple kind of food.
Video examples
John Maeda: My journey...
Who of you grew up in a family business, suffered the torture? Yes, yes. The torture was good. Wasn't it good torture? It was just life-changing, you know. And so, in my life, you know, I was in the tofu; it was a family business. And my mother was a kind of a designer, also.
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Why Paul McCartney...
I'm going to do it the rest of my life or would it be kind of interesting just to try making a change and I think a lot of people do that these days particularly I just think I think for a lot of people they think vegetarian oh that means I have to eat tofu all the
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Paul Bloom: The origins...
Some of you would eat it if it's pork, but not beef. Some of you would eat it if it's beef, but not pork. Few of you would eat it if it's a rat or a human. Some of you would eat it only if it's a strangely colored piece of tofu. That's not so surprising.
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John Maeda: How art,...
The next day I saw him talking to a customer at our tofu store, and he said, "You know, John's good at math." And that always stuck with me all my life. Why didn't Dad say art? Why wasn't it okay? Why? It became a question my entire life, and
Video examples
Why healthy bones are...
We can get calcium from a lot of other sources -- yogurt and cheese, for example -- but also look for leafy greens like spinach and kale, cruciferous vegetables like broccoli and cabbage, and proteins like tofu, nuts, beans, eggs and fish.
Video examples
The delicious degrees of...
well barbecue most importantly we need to realize there's some things that are not a part of this discussion I know there's some vegetarians here but tofu is not barbecue carrots are not barbecue corn is not barbecue and even though we
Video examples
How to live to be 100+ -...
around what really helps us live longer better should you be running marathons or doing yoga should you eat organic meats or should you be eating tofu when it comes to supplements should you be taking them how about these hormones or
Video examples
The ingredient in almost...
In both cases, the resulting substance can be used to make spongy foods like tofu or filtered to produce soymilk. And at the industrial scale, these proteins can be used in various ways to help make processed foods.
Video examples
Dan Buettner: How to...
around what really helps us live longer better. Should you be running marathons or doing yoga? Should you eat organic meats or should you be eating tofu? When it comes to supplements, should you be taking them?
Video examples
John Maeda: Designing...
And so, my life is much more complex because of the baby, actually, but that's okay. We will still stay married, I think. But looking way back, when I was a child -- you see, I grew up in a tofu factory in Seattle. Many of you may not like tofu because you haven't had good tofu, but tofu's a good food. It's a very simple kind of food.
Video examples
John Maeda: My journey...
Who of you grew up in a family business, suffered the torture? Yes, yes. The torture was good. Wasn't it good torture? It was just life-changing, you know. And so, in my life, you know, I was in the tofu; it was a family business. And my mother was a kind of a designer, also.
Video examples
Why Paul McCartney...
I'm going to do it the rest of my life or would it be kind of interesting just to try making a change and I think a lot of people do that these days particularly I just think I think for a lot of people they think vegetarian oh that means I have to eat tofu all the
Video examples
Paul Bloom: The origins...
Some of you would eat it if it's pork, but not beef. Some of you would eat it if it's beef, but not pork. Few of you would eat it if it's a rat or a human. Some of you would eat it only if it's a strangely colored piece of tofu. That's not so surprising.
Video examples
John Maeda: How art,...
The next day I saw him talking to a customer at our tofu store, and he said, "You know, John's good at math." And that always stuck with me all my life. Why didn't Dad say art? Why wasn't it okay? Why? It became a question my entire life, and
Video examples
Why healthy bones are...
We can get calcium from a lot of other sources -- yogurt and cheese, for example -- but also look for leafy greens like spinach and kale, cruciferous vegetables like broccoli and cabbage, and proteins like tofu, nuts, beans, eggs and fish.
Video examples
The delicious degrees of...
well barbecue most importantly we need to realize there's some things that are not a part of this discussion I know there's some vegetarians here but tofu is not barbecue carrots are not barbecue corn is not barbecue and even though we
Video examples
How to live to be 100+ -...
around what really helps us live longer better should you be running marathons or doing yoga should you eat organic meats or should you be eating tofu when it comes to supplements should you be taking them how about these hormones or
Video examples
The ingredient in almost...
In both cases, the resulting substance can be used to make spongy foods like tofu or filtered to produce soymilk. And at the industrial scale, these proteins can be used in various ways to help make processed foods.
Video examples
Dan Buettner: How to...
around what really helps us live longer better. Should you be running marathons or doing yoga? Should you eat organic meats or should you be eating tofu? When it comes to supplements, should you be taking them?
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Quote examples
Nobu Matsuhisa
Japanese Chef
Every morning when I woke up, my mother was already in the kitchen making breakfast. It was always the same: steamed rice, pickled vegetables, grilled fish and miso soup. Each day there was something different in the soup such as tofu or potatoes.

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John Pinette
I was raised to believe you eat hamburgers, mashed potatoes and gravy, and cheesecake for dessert. In California they eat tofu burgers, fat-free applesauce and cake with no sugar. Hopefully, in between, there's a happy medium for me.

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John Madden
American Entertainer
The only things that smell good are fat and sugar. Tofu being boiled doesn't smell good. Anything that smells good is fattening.

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Tia Mowry
American Actress
I love a good miso soup: it's fermented. It really helps with the immune system. I'll add tofu, carrots and seaweed.

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Isabel Lucas
Australian Actress
I eat lots of veggies and pasta and nuts, tofu and soups. Works well for my body, and I also feel more in tune.

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Rza
American Musician
I have a special style of frying tofu that even the most carnivorous meat-and-potatoes eaters enjoy.

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Sadie Frost
English Actress
I really enjoy making dinner for my kids and my husband - chopping ginger and marinating the tofu.

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J. Kenji Lopez-Alt
American Chef
Mapo tofu is my favorite food in the world. We always have tofu at home. Like, a lot of it.

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Kristen Wiig
American Actress
I'm a vegetarian; I eat a lot of tofu and soy.

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Sylvia Browne
American Celebrity
I don't like tofu. I'd sooner eat a sponge.

Quote examples
Nobu Matsuhisa
Japanese Chef
Every morning when I woke up, my mother was already in the kitchen making breakfast. It was always the same: steamed rice, pickled vegetables, grilled fish and miso soup. Each day there was something different in the soup such as tofu or potatoes.

Quote examples
John Pinette
I was raised to believe you eat hamburgers, mashed potatoes and gravy, and cheesecake for dessert. In California they eat tofu burgers, fat-free applesauce and cake with no sugar. Hopefully, in between, there's a happy medium for me.

Quote examples
John Madden
American Entertainer
The only things that smell good are fat and sugar. Tofu being boiled doesn't smell good. Anything that smells good is fattening.

Quote examples
Tia Mowry
American Actress
I love a good miso soup: it's fermented. It really helps with the immune system. I'll add tofu, carrots and seaweed.

Quote examples
Isabel Lucas
Australian Actress
I eat lots of veggies and pasta and nuts, tofu and soups. Works well for my body, and I also feel more in tune.

Quote examples
Rza
American Musician
I have a special style of frying tofu that even the most carnivorous meat-and-potatoes eaters enjoy.

Quote examples
Sadie Frost
English Actress
I really enjoy making dinner for my kids and my husband - chopping ginger and marinating the tofu.

Quote examples
J. Kenji Lopez-Alt
American Chef
Mapo tofu is my favorite food in the world. We always have tofu at home. Like, a lot of it.

Quote examples
Kristen Wiig
American Actress
I'm a vegetarian; I eat a lot of tofu and soy.

Quote examples
Sylvia Browne
American Celebrity
I don't like tofu. I'd sooner eat a sponge.

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