Tofu Hyakuchin
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The is a Japanese recipe book written by Ka Hitsujun (何必醇) and published in 1782 during the Edo period
. It lists 100 recipes for preparing tofu
. Due to its immense popularity at the time, a second volume was published the following year.
Edo period
The , or , is a division of Japanese history which was ruled by the shoguns of the Tokugawa family, running from 1603 to 1868. The political entity of this period was the Tokugawa shogunate....
. It lists 100 recipes for preparing tofu
Tofu
is a food made by coagulating soy milk and then pressing the resulting curds into soft white blocks. It is part of East Asian and Southeast Asian cuisine such as Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Indonesian, Vietnamese, and others. There are many different varieties of tofu, including fresh tofu and tofu...
. Due to its immense popularity at the time, a second volume was published the following year.