Chinese Tofu Skin (Fu Pi) — Multiple Preparations
China — national ingredient across all regions
Fu pi (腐皮) — tofu skin — is the film that forms on the surface of hot soy milk, lifted and dried into sheets or rolled sticks (fu zhu). One of the most versatile Chinese ingredients: fresh fu pi is silky and delicate; dried fu pi rehydrates to chewy; rolled fu pi (fu zhu) becomes al dente. Used in Buddhist cooking as mock meat, in Cantonese braised dishes, as dim sum wrappers, and in cold starters.