Dishes made with tofu
37 dishes from around the world that list tofu as a main ingredient.
Miso soup味噌汁
🇯🇵 JapanJapanese soup of miso paste and dashi stock, often with tofu and seaweed
Soup, Breakfast, Lunch
Pad thaiผัดไทย
🇹🇭 ThailandStir-fried rice noodles with egg, tofu, shrimp and peanuts, a Thai street food classic
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Gado-gado
🇮🇩 IndonesiaVegetables, tofu and rice cake in a rich Indonesian peanut sauce
Salad or side, Lunch, Dinner
Sukiyakiすき焼き
🇯🇵 JapanJapanese hot pot with beef, vegetables, and a sweet-salty broth
Main dish, Dinner
Shabu-shabuしゃぶしゃぶ
🇯🇵 Japan and 4 moreJapanese hot pot where diners cook thin meat and vegetables at the table
Main dish, Dinner, Lunch
Hot pot火鍋
🇨🇳 China and 5 moreSimmering broth at the table for cooking meats, vegetables and more as you eat
Main dish, Dinner, Lunch
Mapo tofu麻婆豆腐
🇨🇳 China and 1 moreSichuan tofu in a spicy, numbing sauce with fermented beans and minced meat
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Banchan반찬
🇰🇷 South KoreaSmall Korean side dishes served with rice and shared at the table
Salad or side, Lunch, Dinner
Nabemono鍋物
🇯🇵 JapanJapanese hot pot dishes cooked and shared at the table
Main dish, Dinner
Egg drop soup蛋花湯
🇨🇳 China and 1 moreChinese soup with wisps of egg in clear chicken broth
Soup, Lunch, Dinner
Chankonabeちゃんこ鍋
🇯🇵 JapanJapanese one-pot stew packed with protein, favored by sumo wrestlers
Stew or curry, Lunch, Dinner
Kimchi-jjigae김치찌개
🇰🇷 South KoreaKorean stew of kimchi simmered with meat, tofu and vegetables
Stew or curry, Lunch, Dinner
Lumpia
🇮🇩 Indonesia and 4 moreThin spring rolls with savory or sweet fillings, fried or fresh
Street food, Lunch, Dinner
Massaman curryแกงมัสมั่น
🇹🇭 Thailand and 1 moreA Thai curry blending local and imported spices, often made with chicken and potatoes
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Chanpurūチャンプルー
🇯🇵 JapanOkinawan stir-fried mix of tofu, vegetables, and meat or fish
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Red curryแกงเผ็ด
🇹🇭 ThailandA Thai curry of meat or tofu in coconut milk with a spicy red paste
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Gudeg
🇮🇩 Indonesia and 2 moreYoung jackfruit slow-cooked in coconut milk and spices, a specialty of Yogyakarta
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
KetoprakVegetarian
🇮🇩 IndonesiaJakarta street food of tofu, rice cake, noodles and vegetables in peanut sauce
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Yong tau foo釀豆腐
🇨🇳 China and 5 moreTofu or vegetables stuffed with meat or fish paste, served in soup or with sauce
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Lion's head獅子頭
🇨🇳 ChinaLarge pork meatballs stewed with vegetables, from eastern China
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Malatang麻辣烫
🇨🇳 China and 1 moreA Sichuan street food of meats and vegetables cooked in a spicy, numbing broth
Soup, Lunch, Dinner
Sayur lodeh
🇮🇩 Indonesia and 2 moreJavanese vegetable soup simmered in coconut milk
Soup, Lunch, Dinner
Popiah薄餅
🇨🇳 China and 5 moreFresh spring roll with a thin wheat crêpe and mixed vegetable filling
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Pad see ewผัดซีอิ๊ว
🇹🇭 ThailandThai stir-fried noodles with soy sauce, egg, and Chinese broccoli
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Mi kropหมี่กรอบ
🇹🇭 ThailandCrispy rice noodles in a tangy-sweet sauce from Thailand
Noodle or pasta dish, Lunch, Dinner
Mala hot pot
🇨🇳 China and 4 moreA communal Chinese hot pot with spicy, numbing broth and varied ingredients
Main dish, Dinner, Lunch
Rat naราดหน้า
🇹🇭 Thailand and 1 moreWide rice noodles topped with a thick, savory sauce and meat or tofu
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Instant-boiled muttonMeat涮羊肉
🇨🇳 ChinaPaper-thin mutton slices cooked in a bubbling hot pot at the table
Main dish, Dinner, Lunch
Mee goreng
🇧🇳 Brunei and 3 moreStir-fried noodles from Malay-speaking Southeast Asia, with many regional twists
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Miso soup: Ocdp, CC0, source
- Massaman curry: Takeaway, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Yong tau foo: Chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Hot pot: Chensiyuan at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Egg drop soup: Raimond Spekking, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Gado-gado: Sakurai Midori, CC BY 3.0, source
- Sukiyaki: ajari, CC BY 2.0, source
- Shabu-shabu: Don Ramey Logan, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Nabemono: t-mizo, CC BY 2.0, source
- Chankonabe: George N, CC BY 2.0, source
- Red curry: Takeaway, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Chanpurū: Jpatokal, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Gudeg: christian razukas, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Mapo tofu: ZhengZhou, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Ketoprak: Midori, CC BY 3.0, source
- Banchan: stuart spivack (a flickr user), CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Kimchi-jjigae: by avlxyz, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Lumpia: tofuprod, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Sayur lodeh: Midori, CC BY 3.0, source
- Malatang: N509FZ, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Pad see ew: Jpatokal, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Lion's head: 三猎, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Popiah: Sjschen ., CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Mi krop: Aron Danburg, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Mala hot pot: Jonathan Lin, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Rat na: stu_spivack, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Instant-boiled mutton: N509FZ, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Mee goreng: Gunawan Kartapranata, CC BY-SA 3.0, source