Eating in China
A firm ivory brine-set tofu block with a few cut pieces showing fine pores.

Brine-set tofu

卤水豆腐Lǔshuǐ dòufu

A firm bean-curd block set with brine coagulant and cut into pieces for stewing.

Type
Tofu and bean products

A CLOSER LOOK

How to recognize it

A firm bean-curd block set with brine coagulant and cut into pieces for stewing.

In the kitchen

Added to Demoli fish broth after the fish begins cooking.

Brine-set tofu is a cuttable block rather than a loose or silken curd.

Ask about this ingredient

这道菜里有卤水豆腐吗?

Does this dish contain Brine-set tofu?

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