| 豆腐 | dòu fu | tofu / bean curd |  |
| 白玉 | bái yù | white jade / tofu (by analogy) |  |
| 臭豆腐 | chòu dòu fu | stinky tofu / strong-smelling preserved beancurd / fig. rough exterior but lovable person | |
| 豆花 | dòu huā | jellied tofu / soft bean curd | |
| 豆腐皮 | dòu fu pí | tofu skin (made by drying the skin that forms on the surface of soymilk during cooking, and therefore not actually made from tofu) | |
| 豆腐脑 | dòu fu nǎo | jellied tofu / soft bean curd | |
| 腐乳 | fǔ rǔ | pickled tofu | |
| 关东煮 | Guān dōng zhǔ | oden, Japanese dish made with boiled eggs, processed fish cakes, daikon radish, tofu etc in a kelp-based broth | |
| 杏仁豆腐 | xìng rén dòu fu | almond tofu / almond jelly (dessert made with apricot kernel milk, sugar and agar) | |
| 麻婆豆腐 | má pó dòu fǔ | mapo tofu / stir-fried beancurd in chili sauce | |
| 大溪豆干 | dà xī dòu gān | dried tofu made in Daxi, a district of Taoyuan, Taiwan famous for its dried tofu 豆干[dou4gan1] | |
| 家常豆腐 | jiā cháng dòu fu | home-style tofu | |
| 马尾穿豆腐，提不起来 | mǎ wěi chuān dòu fu , tí bu qǐ lai | lit. like tofu strung on horsetail, you can't lift it / fig. let's not talk of this (pun on 提[ti2]) | |
| 心急吃不了热豆腐 | xīn jí chī bu liǎo rè dòu fu | hasty men don't get to eat hot tofu (idiom) / one just has to be patient / haste will ruin everything | |
| 鱼生火，肉生痰，青菜豆腐保平安 | yú shēng huǒ , ròu shēng tán , qīng cài dòu fu bǎo píng ān | fish brings heat, meat brings phlegm, vegetables and tofu keep you healthy | |
| 稻荷寿司 | dào hè shòu sī | inarizushi (pouch of fried tofu typically filled with rice) | |
| 黑轮 | hēi lún | oden, Japanese dish made with boiled eggs, processed fish cakes, daikon radish, tofu etc in a kelp-based broth | |
| 臭臭锅 | chòu chòu guō | hot pot containing stinky tofu and other ingredients (Taiwanese dish) | |
| 冷奴 | lěng nú | silken tofu served cold with various toppings (loanword from Japanese "hiyayakko") | |
| 珍珠翡翠白玉汤 | zhēn zhū fěi cuì bái yù tāng | cabbage, rice and tofu soup | |
| 豆腐花 | dòu fu huā | jellied tofu / soft bean curd | |
| 油豆腐 | yóu dòu fu | fried tofu (cubes) | |
| 豆干 | dòu gān | pressed tofu / dried tofu (ingredient of Chinese cuisine made by pressing, drying and flavoring tofu to produce a firm chewy block, typically cut into thin strips when preparing a dish) | |
| 豆菊 | dòu jú | fried tofu skin (typically used as a hot pot ingredient) | |
