腐竹 (fǔzhú) · dried tofu skin sticks, dried bean curd sticks

Measure Word

一根腐竹 gēn

Meanings

1 dried tofu skin sticks
2 dried bean curd sticks
3 yuba sticks

About the ingredient

Brittle, pale yellow sticks of dried soy-milk film, sold in bundles. Soaked until pliable, they turn chewy and take up sauce, and go into cold dishes with celery, braises with pork, stir-fries and soups.

Contains soy

Used in 2 dishes

螺蛳粉 luósīfěn

山竹牛肉球 shānzhú niúròuqiú

Characters

Examples

HSK 6

腐竹要先用冷水泡软再做。

Fǔzhú yào xiān yòng lěngshuǐ pàoruǎn zài zuò.

Dried tofu skin sticks have to be soaked soft in cold water before cooking.

HSK 7-9

火锅里放点腐竹，吸饱了汤汁特别好吃。

Huǒguō lǐ fàng diǎn fǔzhú, xībǎo le tāngzhī tèbié hǎochī.

Put some tofu skin sticks in the hotpot; once they've soaked up the broth they're delicious.

Tips

memory

The 腐 comes from 豆腐, not from "rotten", and 竹 describes the shape: the film lifted from heated soy milk is rolled up and dried into stiff sticks that look like bamboo. The same film left flat is 豆腐皮 or 腐皮.