Eating in China
Rice tofu ingredient on a plain plate.

Rice tofu

米豆腐Mǐdòufu

A rice-flour paste set into a tofu-like food that can be cut into cubes.

Type
Flour & starch noodles

A CLOSER LOOK

How to recognize it

A rice-flour paste set into a tofu-like food that can be cut into cubes.

In the kitchen

Dressed cubes or grilled pieces.

In Guizhou, it is served as barbecued pieces or dressed cubes. Its name describes resemblance to tofu, not a soybean ingredient.

Ask about this ingredient

这道菜里有米豆腐吗?

Does this dish contain Rice tofu?

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