Soft Tofu with Glass Noodles 豆花粉丝
Soft Tofu with Glass Noodles is featured among the local specialties of Fujian.
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Soft Tofu with Glass Noodles (豆花粉丝) is a savoury Zhangzhou (漳州) snack assembled with braised toppings and their cooking liquor. A spoonful of tofu forms the base, with glass noodles added before the meat, offal or egg accompaniments.
Building the bowl
Vendors scoop the tofu from an insulated container. The selection of braised ingredients can include large intestine, stuffed intestine, blood-filled intestine, meat, pork skin and eggs. These are snipped into manageable pieces before braising liquor is poured over the bowl. Coriander, chopped spring onion and MSG complete the seasoning.
The sound of a travelling stall
Shishi Daily writer Chen Yanlan (陈嫣兰) records local memories of sellers carrying their tofu through the streets. They attracted attention by clinking a porcelain spoon against a bowl. Their toppings included shredded bamboo shoots, lean pork, cuttlefish or mushrooms, together with bean vermicelli; customers mixed the toppings into the tofu themselves.
Sources & reading
Written from the linked sources and checked sentence by sentence against quoted extracts by a separate reviewer on 2026-09-26. Recipes and servings vary between kitchens.