: a soft food product prepared by treating soybean milk with coagulants (such as magnesium chloride or diluted acids) : bean curd
… tofu is our most versatile form of nonanimal concentrated protein, as well as the least processed and the most traditional.—
Mark Bittman
Mark BittmanThe tofu … was sliced uniformly and stacked neatly in the bowl of clear, seafood-flavored broth.—Karen Hayes
Karen HayesVegetarian cooking has never been so simple. Supermarkets carry packaged convenience foods like tofu hot dogs …—Norine Dworkin
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Veggie tofu dumplings are just as filling.
—Michiko Tomioka, CNBC, 19 Sep. 2025
Master this technique, then try it with lamb chops, steak, marinated tofu or beef ribs and whatever seasonal vegetable sounds good to you.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2025
The process of creating tempeh and tofu using soy differs.
—Angelica Bottaro, Verywell Health, 16 Sep. 2025
The two-story apartment spilled out onto the private roof terrace, where gin cocktails were of course on steady supply and trays of arancini and tofu-topped sticky rice circulated.
—Leigh Nordstrom, Footwear News, 12 Sep. 2025
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Michiko Tomioka, CNBC, 19 Sep. 2025
Master this technique, then try it with lamb chops, steak, marinated tofu or beef ribs and whatever seasonal vegetable sounds good to you.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2025
The process of creating tempeh and tofu using soy differs.
—Angelica Bottaro, Verywell Health, 16 Sep. 2025
The two-story apartment spilled out onto the private roof terrace, where gin cocktails were of course on steady supply and trays of arancini and tofu-topped sticky rice circulated.
—Leigh Nordstrom, Footwear News, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Tofu.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tofu. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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tofu
noun
to·fu
ˈtō-fü 
: a soft food product prepared by coagulating soybean milk
called also bean curd
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