Abura-age explained

is a Japanese food product made from tofu. Thin slices of tofu are deep-fried, and the product can then be split open to form pouches.[1] is often used to wrap, and it is added to miso soup. It is also added to udon noodle dishes, which are called because of legends that foxes like deep-fried tofu. can also be stuffed, e.g. with, before frying again. There is a thicker variety known as or .

The Japanese were the first to develop tofu pouches.

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  1. Book: Davidson . Alan . Jaine . Tom . The Oxford Companion to Food . 20 November 2014 . Oxford University Press . 978-0-19-967733-7 . en . tofu.