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Leshan tofu pockets with radish 乐山夹丝豆腐干
Chewy tofu contrasts with crisp radish. The sauce adds sweet acidity, with chilli or mustard contributing separate kinds of heat.
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Cabbage in clear consommé 开水白菜
The cabbage is delicate and sweet, while the transparent liquid has a deep savory taste without a heavy texture.
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Fushun Soft Tofu Dipping Sauce 富顺豆花蘸水
Fushun Soft Tofu Dipping Sauce (富顺豆花蘸水) is the chilli dip that goes with Fushun douhua (富顺豆花), the soft bean curd of Fushun County (富顺县) in Zigong (自贡), Sichuan.
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Qinghe Soymilk Soft Tofu 箐河浑浆豆花
Qinghe Soymilk Soft Tofu (箐河浑浆豆花) is a soybean dish associated with Qinghe (箐河) and Yongxing (永兴) in Yanbian County (盐边县). Soft curds sit in milky soybean liquid and are eaten with a red-oil dipping sauce.
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Hongbai Tofu 红白豆腐
Hongbai Tofu (红白豆腐) is the tofu of Hongbai (红白镇), a former town at the northern end of Shifang (什邡) in Deyang (德阳), Sichuan.
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Jiangji Soft Tofu 蒋记豆花
Jiangji Soft Tofu (蒋记豆花) is listed among the local specialties of Mianyang, Sichuan. The name includes 豆花 (soft bean curd).
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Jianmen Tofu 剑门豆腐
Jianmen Tofu (剑门豆腐) is the bean curd of the Jianmen (剑门) area of Jiange County (剑阁县), Guangyuan (广元), in northern Sichuan, and the local tofu dishes built on it.
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Pickle-Water Soft Tofu 酸菜豆花
Pickle-Water Soft Tofu (酸菜豆花) is a Guangyuan (广元) preparation in which sour liquid from local pickled vegetables sets soy milk into soft curds.
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Suining Pressed Tofu Sheets 遂宁豆腐皮
Suining Pressed Tofu Sheets (遂宁豆腐皮) is a glossy, layered soybean speciality of Suining (遂宁). The geographical-indication version from Chuanshan District (船山区) is pressed, cut, braised and finished with flavoured oil.
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Chuanshan Pressed Dried Tofu 船山豆腐干
Chuanshan Pressed Dried Tofu (船山豆腐干) is listed among the local specialties of Suining, Sichuan. The name includes 豆腐 (bean curd).
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Tofu Pudding 豆腐脑
Tofu Pudding (豆腐脑) in Leshan (乐山), Sichuan, is a savoury bowl. The Guangming Daily names it among the city's street foods, next to sweet-skin duck and bobo chicken, and describes the Leshan version as one where the soft bean curd is not the only star: it comes with chilli oil, peanuts and celery, and with steamed pork intestine or steamed crispy pork.
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Xiba Tofu 西坝豆腐
Xiba Tofu (西坝豆腐) is the tofu tradition of Xiba town (西坝镇), in Wutongqiao district (五通桥区), Leshan (乐山). Its making technique entered Sichuan’s (四川) provincial intangible cultural heritage list in 2009.
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