Douhua

Douhua
Douhua in sugar syrup
Alternative namesDoufuhua, doufunao, laodoufu, tofu pudding, soybean pudding
TypeSnack
Place of originChina
Region or stateEast Asia and Southeast Asia
Main ingredientsTofu
tofu pudding
Chinese豆腐花
Literal meaningbean curd flower
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyindòufuhuā
Wu
Romanization[dɤɯ hu]
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanizationdauh fuh fā
Jyutpingdau6 fu6 faa1
Southern Min
Hokkien POJtāu-hū-hoe
Alternative Chinese name
Traditional Chinese豆花
Simplified Chinese豆花
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyindòuhūa
Southern Min
Hokkien POJtāu-hoe
Tâi-lôtāu-hue
Second alternative Chinese name
Traditional Chinese豆腐腦
Simplified Chinese豆腐脑
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyindòufunǎo
Southern Min
Hokkien POJtāu-hū-náu

Douhua (Chinese: 豆花; pinyin: dòuhuā; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tāu-hoe) is a Chinese sweet or savoury snack made with silken tofu. It is also referred to as doufuhua (Chinese: 豆腐花; pinyin: dòufuhuā), doufunao (Chinese: 豆腐脑; pinyin: dòufunǎo; "tofu brains") in northern China, tofu pudding, and soybean pudding.