Description
- Red bean curd is used in Chinese cooking as a flavor enhancer in marinades and stews. It is a type of preserved bean curd (also called fermented bean curd) that consists of cubes of soybean curd that have been preserved in rice wine, fermented red rice, and other seasonings.
- Normally combined in to sauces to accompany hot pot, or consumed at breakfast to flavor rice, porridge, gruel, congee, or erkuai.
- Ready to Eat red bean curd - Net Weight: 11.28 oz (320 g)
- Red bean curd makes a great dipping sauce. Use it as is, straight out of the jar, or lighten it with some soy sauce or rice wine vinegar.
- Red bean curd should be stored in its original jar in the refrigerator, where it can be kept for at least a year.
Fermented tofu (also called fermented bean curd, tofu cheese, soy cheese or preserved tofu) is a Chinese condiment consisting of a form of processed, preserved tofu used in East Asian cuisine. Culinary use : Fermented tofu is commonly used as a condiment, combined in to sauces to accompany hot pot, or consumed at breakfast to flavor rice, porridge, gruel, congee, or erkuai. Usually either several bricks are placed in a small bowl covered in the flavored brine or one to one half bricks are placed into a bowl. Then, chunks are broken off the brick and consumed with a mouthful of porridge or gruel. The brine may also be used for flavoring. Fermented bean curd can also be added in small amounts, together with its brine, to flavor stir-fried or braised vegetable dishes (particularly leafy green vegetables such as water spinach).