blood tofu

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blood tofu

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Calque from Chinese 血豆腐 (xuèdòufu).

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uncountable 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.
Similar: blood curd, blood jelly, blood pudding

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noun food product made of coagulated animal blood

中文	血豆腐 xuèdòufu, 血 xuè

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@misc{blood_tofu_2026,
  title = {blood tofu},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/blood%20tofu},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}