菠菜豆腐 (bōcài dòufu) · tofu with spinach

Measure Word

一盘菠菜豆腐 pán

Meanings

1 tofu with spinach

Made with

About the dish

家常菜 Home-style · 热菜 Hot dish

Tofu cooked with spinach, either pan-fried and stir-fried or simmered in a light broth, seasoned with little more than salt. Mild, soft and plain; the usual version has no meat.

Usually contains soy

Characters

Examples

HSK 6

菠菜豆腐是一道很清淡的家常菜。

Bōcài dòufu shì yí dào hěn qīngdàn de jiāchángcài.

Tofu with spinach is a very light home-style dish.

HSK 7-9

妈妈做菠菜豆腐之前，先把菠菜焯一下水。

Māma zuò bōcài dòufu zhīqián, xiān bǎ bōcài chāo yíxià shuǐ.

Before making tofu with spinach, Mom blanches the spinach briefly.

Tips

culture

A common belief says spinach and tofu should not be eaten together, because the oxalic acid in spinach binds the calcium in tofu. Blanching the spinach first removes much of the acid, which is why cooks do it.