血豆腐 (xuèdòufu) · blood tofu, congealed blood cubes

Meanings

1 blood tofu
2 congealed blood cubes

About the ingredient

Animal blood, usually from pigs or ducks, set into soft blocks that look like tofu, smooth and slightly chewy. It is cut into cubes for hot pot, spicy stews and soups.

Also called 血旺

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

血豆腐是用猪血做的。

Xuèdòufu shì yòng zhūxuè zuò de.

Blood tofu is made from pig's blood.

HSK 7-9

冬天，北方人喜欢用血豆腐炖白菜。

Dōngtiān, běifāng rén xǐhuan yòng xuèdòufu dùn báicài.

In winter, northerners like to stew blood tofu with Chinese cabbage.

Tips

usage

The northern name for set animal blood; menus elsewhere just say 猪血 or 鸭血. It is dark red and soft like tofu, which is all 豆腐 means here: there are no beans in it. In everyday speech 血 is often read xiě in this word.