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Photo
China IMG 4090 (29118579473)
By
Kuruman from Tokyo, Japan
Licence
CC BY 2.0
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Wikimedia Commons
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Cropped and resized

Photo credit

Photo
Almond tofu June 2020
By
King of Hearts
Licence
CC BY-SA 4.0
Source
Wikimedia Commons
Changes
Cropped and resized

Photo credit

Photo
Almond jelly
By
Fumiaki Yoshimatsu from Tokyo, Japan
Licence
CC BY-SA 2.0
Source
Wikimedia Commons
Changes
Cropped and resized

杏仁豆腐

xìngrén dòufu
noun Not spicy

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 almond tofu
  2. 2 almond jelly

About the dish

京菜 Beijing · 甜品 Dessert

A cold dessert of milk flavoured with apricot kernel, the almond-like 杏仁, set into a soft white jelly and cut into cubes, often in syrup with fruit. Named tofu for its look; it has no soy.

Usually contains tree nuts and milk

Examples

HSK 5
Xìngrén dòufu qíshí bù hán dòufu.
Almond tofu actually contains no tofu.
HSK 7-9
Xiàtiān lái yì wǎn xìngrén dòufu tèbié jiě shǔ.
A bowl of almond jelly is especially cooling in summer.

Tips

culture
A chilled dessert of apricot-kernel milk set with agar or gelatin. Called tofu only for its white color and wobbly texture.

Stroke Order

杏 xìng
仁 rén
豆 dòu
腐 fǔ