"tofu skin" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tofu skins [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} tofu skin (countable and uncountable, plural tofu skins)
  1. A food product made from soybeans in the form of a thin, yellow sheet used in Chinese and Japanese cooking. Wikipedia link: tofu skin Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: bean curd robe, bean curd sheet, bean curd skin, yuba Translations (food product made from soybeans): 豆皮 (zh-min-nan) [Hokkien] (Chinese), 枝竹 (zi¹ zuk¹) (Chinese Cantonese), 豆腐皮 (dòufupí) (Chinese Mandarin), 腐皮 (fǔpí) (Chinese Mandarin), jubo (Esperanto), yuba (Finnish), kembang tahu (Indonesian), 湯葉 (yuba) (alt: ゆば) (Japanese), yuba [feminine] (Polish), yuba [feminine] (Spanish), ฟองเต้าหู้ (Thai)

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