kembang tahu

Indonesian

kembang tahu

douhua, also called kembang tahu

Etymology

kembang (“flower”) +‎ tahu (“tofu”). The sense 'douhua' is a calque of Hokkien 豆花 (tāu-hoa).

Noun

kembang tahu (first-person possessive kembang tahuku, second-person possessive kembang tahumu, third-person possessive kembang tahunya)

1. (cooking) tofu skin, yuba.
2. douhua.

Further reading

• “kembang tahu” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.