Spicy Dried Tofu Snack (Xiang La Dou Gan)
お肉のような満足感！スパイスが染み込んだ「ひとくち豆腐」
Description
Tofu pressed hard to remove moisture (Dou Fu Gan), cut bite-sized, slow-braised in soy, star anise, chili oil, and chilies, and individually wrapped. High protein, low calorie, yet offers a 'dense' strong bite like eating meat. China's national healthy snack.
Classification: Everyone, Snack, Snack, Soy Product, Dougan, Snack, Spicy, Healthy
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How to use
Ingredients
Instructions
- [Typical Uses]
- [Savior for Hunger Pangs]: When hungry during work, study, or dieting, open the individual wrapper and pop it in.
- Snack for alcohol (esp. Baijiu or beer).
- Toss into cup ramen as a topping.
Learn more Substitutes, pairings, tips
Key spices
'Chewy、snappy' bounce like smoked meat or Kamaboko、releasing sweet-salty spice juices from inside
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Cut JP 'Atsuage' small, boil down in noodle soup base, chili oil, and star anise, then cool
Pairing
Chinese Tea / Beer / Sparkling Water
Trivia
If La Tiao is wheat junk food, this is healthy soy food. Has unbelievable texture strength and flavor density for tofu, making it an excellent portable food for vegetarians.
Eating tips & etiquette
Sold loose massively like candy in Asian store snack aisles. Flavors are infinite, like 'Ma La' (numbing-hot), 'Wu Xiang' (non-spicy spice), and 'Pao Jiao' (hot-sour), making choosing fun.
Allergen
Soybeans, Wheat