also: トーファ · トウファー · トーファー
A Chinese dessert made from very soft, silken tofu served with sweet syrup, often with toppings like ginger syrup or fruit. In Japan, it is known as a Chinese-style sweet tofu dish, distinct from regular tofu.
from Chinese
I ate tofu pudding in Chinatown.
Tofu pudding is characterized by its melt-in-your-mouth texture.
Standard kanji spelling for this Chinese loanword; the reading トウファ is the most common Japanese approximation.
Alternate kana spelling with long vowel; also common.
Less common variant with long final vowel.
Rare variant with both long vowels.
Borrowed from Chinese 豆腐花 (dòufuhuā), literally 'tofu flower'. The Japanese readings are approximations of the Chinese pronunciation.