豆花 (dòuhuā) · douhua, jellied tofu, soft bean curd pudding

Measure Word

一碗豆花 wǎn

Meanings

1 douhua
2 jellied tofu
3 soft bean curd pudding

Made with

About the dish

Very soft, barely set tofu eaten with a spoon. In the south it is sweet, with syrup, peanuts or beans; in the north and Sichuan it is savoury, with soy sauce, chili oil, pickles or a thick gravy.

Usually contains soy

Characters

flower (here: soft/delicate texture)

Examples

HSK 6

我喜欢吃甜豆花，加红糖和花生。

Wǒ xǐhuan chī tián dòuhuā, jiā hóngtáng hé huāshēng.

I like sweet douhua with brown sugar and peanuts.

HSK 7-9

四川的豆花通常是咸的。

Sìchuān de dòuhuā tōngcháng shì xián de.

Sichuan-style douhua is usually savory.

Tips

culture

豆花 (also called 豆腐花) is silky unpressed tofu eaten as dessert or breakfast. The great divide: southerners and Taiwanese eat it sweet (ginger syrup, peanuts, taro balls); northerners and Sichuanese eat it savory (soy sauce, chili oil, pickled vegetables). The 甜党 vs 咸党 debate is half-serious, half-meme.