Singaporean Mandarin Database

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豆

dòu

卜

bǔ

tau pok

Food/Plants

食物、植物

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Food/Plants

食物、植物

Food / Plants

释义

名词

一种豆类食材，通过油炸豆花或豆腐而成。

DEFINITION

Noun

 A deep-fried tofu puff。

由来
  • “豆卜”一词中的“卜”是英语“puff”的音译。在福建话中，“豆卜”念成 tau pok，而 pok 即是英语“puff”的音译。
  • 豆卜是一种非肉类蛋白质，富有抗氧化剂，在新加坡的超级市场与巴刹都能购买到。
  • 豆卜的主要做法是将豆腐油炸而成。
  • 由于豆卜的味道不重并非常能吸收其他食材的味道，因此能搭配各种食材，烹煮多道美食。在新加坡，豆卜是罗杂、沙爹米粉、叻沙、酿豆腐等美食的重要食材之一。
ETYMOLOGY
  • The Mandarin term “豆卜” is a combination of “豆”, meaning “bean”, and "卜", a transliteration of the English word “puff” via the Hokkien pronunciation pok.
  • Tau pok is a non-meat protein that is rich in antioxidants. It is commonly sold in local supermarkets and markets.
  • It is made by deep-frying bean curd.
  • As tau pok does not have a strong flavour of its own and is able to absorb the flavour of other ingredients readily, it works well in all sorts of dishes. It is one of the important ingredients in local favourites such as rojak, satay bee hoon, laksa and yong tau foo.
例句
估计是华人加入了油条、豆卜和豆芽等，将罗惹发扬光大。（《联合早报》， 4/11/2021）
SAMPLE SENTENCE
It is believed that the Chinese added dough fritters, tau pok, bean sprouts, and other ingredients to popularise the dish rojak. (Lianhe Zaobao, 4/11/2021)
其他地区用语

豆泡（大陆）

TERMS USED IN OTHER REGIONS

豆泡 (Mainland China)

参考资料
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REFERENCES

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