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Eight-Treasure Tofu, a representative dish of Tianjin cuisine 2
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Amazingloong
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Eight-Treasure Tofu, a representative dish of Tianjin cuisine
By
Amazingloong
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CC BY-SA 4.0
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Wikimedia Commons
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Cropped and resized

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天津菜八珍豆腐
By
Amazingloong
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CC BY-SA 4.0
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Wikimedia Commons
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八珍豆腐

bāzhēn dòufu
noun Not spicy

Measure Word

一盘八珍豆腐 pán

Meanings

  1. 1 eight-treasure tofu

About the dish

津菜 Tianjin · 热菜 Hot dish

Tofu fried golden, then braised with an assortment of extras such as shrimp, squid, chicken and mushrooms in a savoury brown sauce. The mix varies by cook, and the extras need not number eight.

Usually contains shellfish and soy

Examples

HSK 4
过年请客的时候，妈妈总会做一道八珍豆腐。
Guònián qǐngkè de shíhou, māma zǒng huì zuò yí dào bāzhēn dòufu.
When we have guests over at Chinese New Year, Mom always makes eight-treasure tofu.
HSK 7-9
八珍豆腐里除了豆腐，还有虾仁、火腿和香菇。
Bāzhēn dòufu lǐ chúle dòufu, hái yǒu xiārén, huǒtuǐ hé xiānggū.
Besides tofu, eight-treasure tofu has shrimp, ham and shiitake mushrooms in it.

Tips

usage
八珍 "eight treasures" just means a rich assortment. The ingredients vary from cook to cook, and they need not number eight.

Stroke Order

八 bā
珍 zhēn
豆 dòu
腐 fǔ