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Tofu skin roll
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Steamed Tofu skin roll
Alternative names Tofu roll
Course Dim Sum
Place of origin China
Main ingredients bean curd, various vegetables or meat filling
Fried version
Traditional Chinese 腐皮捲
Simplified Chinese 腐皮卷
Literal meaning tofu skin roll
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin fu3 pi2 quan1
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping fu6 pei4 gyun2
Steamed version
Traditional Chinese 鮮竹捲
Simplified Chinese 鲜竹卷
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin xian1 zhu2 juan3
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping sin1 zuk1 gyun2

Tofu skin roll or Tofu roll is a dim sum dish. It can be found in Hong Kong and among overseas Chinese restaurants. It is usually served in a small plate in twos or threes. In all cases, the outer layer is made of tofu skin.

Variety

There are a number of cooking styles. Fillings include pork, vegetables, fish, and beef.

Fried

Dimsum deep fried tofu skin roll
Fried version

The fried version is known as (腐皮捲, fu pei gyun). The first character "fu" comes from tofu, though a more accurate description is that the skin is made from the ingredient bean curd. Some Cantonese restaurants serve the fried crispy version at night, often with mayonnaise as dipping sauce. Another name is the (豆腐捲, tofu gyun). Some ingredients include shrimp, chicken, leeks, bamboo shoots, small carrots, tofu, scallions, sesame oil, or bean sprouts.

Steamed

The bamboo steamed version is generally known as (鮮竹捲, sin zuk gyun). It is wrapped with dried tofu skin (腐竹, fu zhu). During the cooking process, the tofu skin is hydrated. It makes the roll very soft and tender. This is the version most commonly served as a dim sum dish during yum cha sessions. The steamed tofu skin rolls often contain bamboo shoots.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Rollo de tofu para niños

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