bean curd

noun

: tofu

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Other signature dishes include authentic dim sum like wonton noodle soup and bean curd rolls filled with boneless pork in strawberry sauce—all served alongside jasmine rice cooked fresh in-flight. Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Jan. 2024 His menu, several times longer now, rewires Chinese and American-Chinese classics using nothing but fresh vegetables and bean curd. Melissa Clark, New York Times, 18 Sep. 2023 What to eat: Dim sum, like soup dumplings and bean curd beef balls. Sophia Solano, Washington Post, 1 June 2023 There's also sizzling rice soup for two ($7), Phoenix soup for two ($7) with King shrimp meat, chicken, bamboo shoots, water chestnuts, peas mushrooms and broccoli and Hot and Sour soup with hot and spicy chicken broth, bean curd, bamboo shoots and mushrooms. Dahlia Ghabour, The Courier-Journal, 18 Jan. 2022 See all Example Sentences for bean curd 

Word History

First Known Use

1842, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bean curd was in 1842

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“Bean curd.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bean%20curd. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.

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bean curd

noun
: tofu

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