tofu

«tofu» in Mova's school dictionary: a soft white food made from soya milk pressed into… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (tofu — uncountable; also bean curd)

meaning for a pupil

1) Tofu is a soft white food made from soya milk pressed into blocks, eaten a lot in China, Japan and other Asian countries and by vegetarians. tree →

2) Tofu is a source of protein instead of meat. tree →

sense in the lessons

In food and health lessons tofu is an example of a plant protein made from soya beans, used by vegetarians and vegans. In cooking it can be fried, put in soups or stir-fries; it takes on the taste of the sauce. Children often meet it in school dinners and Asian restaurants.

examples

• We had tofu in our stir-fry tonight. tree →
• Tofu is made from soya beans. tree →
• My vegetarian friend eats tofu instead of chicken. tree →
• Tofu has hardly any taste on its own. tree →
• Crispy fried tofu is my favourite. tree →
• Miso soup has little cubes of tofu in it. tree →
• Tofu is a good source of protein. tree →

note

Uncountable: «some tofu», «a block of tofu», not «a tofu». The word comes from Chinese and Japanese. People with a soya allergy must not eat it.

In the corpora

• Beans, lentils, nuts, tofu and eggs give plenty of protein to people who do not eat meat.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «tofu» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.