Dofu Fa (豆腐花) — Soy Milk Pudding: Cantonese Street Dessert

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Dofu fa (豆腐花, soy milk flower pudding — called douhua 豆花 in Mandarin) is the silken, barely-set soy milk pudding sold at street stalls and tea houses across China — a preparation in which freshly made soy milk is set with a small amount of gypsum (calcium sulfate) into an incredibly delicate, trembling, barely-solid curd that is scooped into bowls and served with sweet ginger syrup (southern Chinese sweet version) or savoury toppings (northern Chinese version with soy sauce, chilli oil, and preserved vegetables). It is the most delicate expression of the tofu-making process — the coagulation is arrested just as the curd forms, before any pressing occurs.

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