blood tofu en · NOUN
Etymology
Calque from Chinese 血豆腐 (xuèdòufu).
Meanings
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(uncountable) A food product made of coagulated animal blood, used in various Asian cuisines.
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 is made only once a year, at the time of the spring festival. The pig is slaughtered and fresh blood is drawn from it. Most of the meat is preserved with salt. Cooking blood tofu is a long and complicated process.
2011, William Shurtleff, Akiko Aoyagi, History of Fermented Tofu - A Healthy Nondairy / Vegan Cheese (1610-2011), Lafayette, CA: Soyinfo Center, →ISBN, page 290: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:
Synonyms
blood pudding · blood jelly · blood curd
Translations (6)
cmn 血 (food product made of coagulated animal blood) · th เลือด (food product made of coagulated animal blood) · fi verihyytelö (food product made of coagulated animal blood) · cmn 血豆腐 (food product made of coagulated animal blood) · cmn 血旺 (food product made of coagulated animal blood) · yue 紅 /红 (food product made of coagulated animal blood)