On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Tofu. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as curd and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Tofu meaning
- A protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk.
- A box or rectangle, empty or with a question mark or hexadecimal code inside, displayed by some systems in place of a character not supported by available fonts. (such as _□ or )
Synonyms of Tofu
Using Tofu
- The main meaning on this page is: A protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk. | A box or rectangle, empty or with a question mark or hexadecimal code inside, displayed by some systems in place of a character not supported by available fonts. (such as _□ or )
- Useful related words include: bean curd, curd.
- In the example corpus, tofu often appears in combinations such as: tofu and, and tofu, the tofu.
Context around Tofu
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 10 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Tofu
- In this selection, "tofu" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, stinky, mapo, citation, products, masala and banh stand out and add context to how "tofu" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a fermented tofu and and mapo tofu a tofu. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "tofu" sits close to words such as absences, adjusts and adore, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with tofu
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
A good grain bowl with a variety of legumes, nuts and tofu. (12 words)
A Thai stir-fry with barramundi, calamari, prawns, tofu, mixed vegetables and rice. (13 words)
Alternatives suggested by cooks include flax seeds and water, chickpea flour, mashed bananas and tofu. (15 words)
The celebration will begin with a dinner consisting of traditional Chinese food such as tomato egg, a stir-fried tomato dish with scrambled eggs, and mapo tofu, a tofu dish with a spicy sauce and minced meat. (37 words)
From blistered dry-fried string beans to sweet and sour tofu to pea shoots braised in a velvety mushroom broth, home chefs traditional dishes with a twist and also recipes that are naturally plant-based. (35 words)
I spent the next two days eating wasabi octopus, pork with sticky rice, grilled octopus and tofu (soft tofu coated with potato starch and deep-fried) at Akihabara’s maid café and various Izakayas. (34 words)
Example sentences (20)
Chinese sausage is prepared in many different ways, including oven-roasting, stir-fry, and steaming. citation Tofu products Stinky tofu is a fermented tofu.
Dishes such as tofu masala naan tacos, falafel pitas, avocado toast with dukkah, tofu banh mi sandwiches and Impossible cheeseburgers dominated the menu across all COP28 summit venues and events.
You'll find tofu-based proteins like tempeh and tofu but not a lot of the newfangled lab-produced imitators.
Despite its name, almond tofu is a gelatin dessert that contains no actual tofu nor almonds.
The celebration will begin with a dinner consisting of traditional Chinese food such as tomato egg, a stir-fried tomato dish with scrambled eggs, and mapo tofu, a tofu dish with a spicy sauce and minced meat.
Don't miss the soyrizo tofu quiche, made with herb tofu, barbecue black beans and smoked sweet potatoes, with a radicchio salad on the side.
I spent the next two days eating wasabi octopus, pork with sticky rice, grilled octopus and tofu (soft tofu coated with potato starch and deep-fried) at Akihabara’s maid café and various Izakayas.
It may strike some as counter-intuitive, because it’s common to conflate tofu-eaters with vegetarians, but bacon and tofu is a great combination that’s popular in many Asian dishes.
This is more of a pickled type of tofu and is not as strongly scented as stinky tofu.
A good grain bowl with a variety of legumes, nuts and tofu.
Alternatives suggested by cooks include flax seeds and water, chickpea flour, mashed bananas and tofu.
A Thai stir-fry with barramundi, calamari, prawns, tofu, mixed vegetables and rice.
Don’t miss Dongbei sweet potato noodles, hot and fragrant deep-fried asparagus, Chongqing-style “chicken,” Xinjiang-style cumin “lamb,” classic mapo tofu, and salt-and-pepper king oyster mushroom.
Examples are one ounce of lean meat, poultry, fish, or tempeh, ¼ cup of cooked beans, lentils, or tofu, one tablespoon of nut butter, and ½ ounce of nuts or seeds.
Factoring in all of the above ― suggested serving amounts, dietary benefits and drawbacks ― it seems perfectly acceptable to eat tofu fairly regularly, especially if you’re pursuing a lifestyle free of animal proteins.
From blistered dry-fried string beans to sweet and sour tofu to pea shoots braised in a velvety mushroom broth, home chefs traditional dishes with a twist and also recipes that are naturally plant-based.
I'd never eaten tofu cold out of the fridge like this without cooking it before, but it's now my favorite easy go-to dinner on hot days and lazy nights.
If you’re new to tofu — or even if you’re not — you may not know the full depth and breadth of styles, and what to use when.
In place of salmon you could use cut-up chicken, sliced mushrooms, tofu or tuna.
Jeremy and Lucy were both big fans of a simple stir fry using plenty of veggies and a sauce packed with flavour, which can be bulked out with tofu.
Common combinations with tofu
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- tofu and 23×
- and tofu 15×
- the tofu 12×
- tofu is 9×
- of tofu 8×
- mapo tofu 6×
- or tofu 6×
- fried tofu 6×
- stinky tofu 5×
- soft tofu 5×