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Dishes made with soybean

6 dishes from around the world that list soybean as a main ingredient.

TofuVegan豆腐 🇨🇳 China and 5 moreSoft white blocks made by curdling soy milk and pressing the curds Main dish

Soy milkVegan豆奶 🇨🇳 China and 5 moreA plant-based drink made by soaking, grinding, and boiling soybeans Drink, Breakfast, Snacks

NattoVegan納豆 🇯🇵 JapanSticky, fermented soybeans often eaten with rice at breakfast in Japan Main dish, Breakfast, Lunch

Osechi御節料理 🇯🇵 JapanJapanese New Year foods arranged in tiered lacquered boxes Main dish, Lunch, Dinner

SongpyeonVegan송편 🇰🇷 South Korea and 1 moreHalf-moon shaped Korean rice cakes with sweet or nutty fillings, steamed on pine needles Sweet or dessert

Zhajiangmian炸酱面 🇨🇳 China and 3 moreThick wheat noodles with a savory fermented soybean and meat sauce Noodle or pasta dish, Lunch, Dinner

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

Soy milk: Kjokkenutstyr, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
Natto: Carstor, CC BY 3.0, source
Osechi: Unknown author, Public domain, source
Zhajiangmian: N509FZ, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Songpyeon: Korea.net / Korean Culture and Information Service, CC BY-SA 2.0, source

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