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blood tofu

blood tofu noun: a food product made of coagulated animal blood, used in various Asian cuisines.

blood tofu: a food product made of coagulated animal blood, used in various Asian cuisines
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Noun

blood tofu (uncountable)

  1. A food product made of coagulated animal blood, used in various Asian cuisines.
    • In the bean curd section, we came across a large plastic bin of tofu that had a strange reddish-brown color. "That's blood tofu," said Chairman Wang, explaining that it was bean curd mixed with pig's blood for extra flavor and texture.2008, Jen Lin-Liu, Serve the People: A Stir-fried Journey Through China, Orlando: Harcourt, →ISBN, page 48
    • Patients on a soft-food diet can eat pureed liver or blood tofu made from the blood of pigs, cows, chickens, or ducks.2010, Bernard Ho, Aleta Lee, Lord Liu Chun's Secrets of Longevity: 600 Years of Proven Cures, Bloomington, IN: iUniverse, →ISBN, page 93

blood tofu meaning in Thai

blood tofu in Thai

food product made of coagulated animal blood
เลือด lʉ̂ʉat

Synonyms of blood tofu

Origin of blood tofu

Calque from Chinese 血豆腐 (xuèdòufu).

Questions about blood tofu

What does blood tofu mean?
Blood tofu means a food product made of coagulated animal blood, used in various Asian cuisines.
What is blood tofu in Thai?
Blood tofu in Thai is เลือด (lʉ̂ʉat). See Blood tofu meaning in Thai.
What part of speech is blood tofu?
Blood tofu is a noun.

Words near blood tofu in the dictionary

  1. blood tests
  2. blood thinner
  3. blood thinners
  4. blood tick
  5. blood ticks
  6. blood tofu
  7. blood transfusion
  8. blood transfusions
  9. blood tree
  10. blood trees
  11. blood type

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