菜豆腐

càidòufu
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 vegetable tofu
  2. 2 rustic tofu stew with greens (Shaanxi/Hubei home dish)

Examples

Hànzhōng de càidòufu pèi mǐfàn tèbié xiāng.
Hanzhong-style vegetable tofu is especially tasty with rice.
Nǎinai zuò de càidòufu lǐ yǒu qīngcài hé xiǎocōng.
Grandma's vegetable tofu has leafy greens and scallions in it.

Tips

culture
A rustic southern-Shaanxi / Hubei dish: soybeans are ground and curdled in a single pot together with greens (spinach, leaf mustard), producing soft white curds suspended in a vegetable broth. Eaten with rice and chili dip — peasant food, not restaurant tofu.

Stroke Order

cài
dòu