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Family Makes Yanbian Water Tofu (tsodibi) — Level A1 — a metal bowl filled with corn kernels on top of a table

Family Makes Yanbian Water Tofu (tsodibi)CEFR A1

21 Jan 2026

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Adapted from Jo Carter, Global Voices • CC BY 3.0

Photo by ASHMITHA, Unsplash

Level A1 – Beginner
2 min
82 words
  • A visitor went to meet a family there.
  • The family lives in a small traditional house.
  • They made water tofu together that morning.
  • Women and men worked together on the task.
  • They soaked ingredients overnight to soften them.
  • They ground the ingredients twice to make a paste.
  • They pressed the paste through cloth to get liquid.
  • They heated the liquid and added a coagulant.
  • Curds formed, and a thin skin appeared on top.
  • They pressed curds into blocks and saved the tofu.

Difficult words

  • visitor — A person who comes to see others
  • traditional — From the past and part of culture
  • soak — To leave something in water to soften
    soaked
  • grind — To make small pieces by crushing
    ground
  • paste — A thick soft mixture of food
  • coagulant — A substance that makes liquid become solid
  • curd — Solid part that forms in a heated liquid
    Curds

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Discussion questions

  • Do you like tofu?
  • Have you ever cooked with other people?
  • Do you soak ingredients before cooking?

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