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tofu
A quark-like food made from soybeans, used especially in vegetarian and vegan cooking as a meat substitute.
Als Vegetarierin esse ich oft gebratenen Tofu mit Gemüse.
As a vegetarian, I often eat fried tofu with vegetables.
Since tofu often has to be prepared, it is frequently combined with verbs from cooking language. Typical phrases are 'Tofu anbraten' (to fry tofu), 'marinieren' (to marinate), 'würzen' (to season), or 'pressen' (to press).
Für dieses Rezept musst du den Tofu erst gut marinieren.
For this recipe, you first have to marinate the tofu well.
In the supermarket, you often find tofu with adjectives that describe the type. Common types are 'Naturtofu' (plain tofu) or 'Tofu natur' (plain tofu), 'Räuchertofu' (smoked tofu), or 'Seidentofu' (silken tofu).
Für die Suppe nehme ich am liebsten Seidentofu.
For the soup, I prefer to use silken tofu.
In sentences about food and cooking, 'Tofu' (tofu) is usually the accusative object. The structure is often: subject + preparation verb + tofu.
Wir essen heute Abend gebratenen Tofu.
We're eating fried tofu this evening.