Where does “annin tofu” come from?

annin tofu (English) comes from Japanese 杏仁豆腐, from Japanese 豆腐, from Middle Chinese 豆腐.

annin tofu (English): A soft, jellied dessert made of apricot kernel milk, eaten in Chinese and Japanese cuisine

Definitions

  1. A soft, jellied dessert made of apricot kernel milk, eaten in Chinese and Japanese cuisine

Ancestry of “annin tofu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese杏仁豆腐annin tofu
2Japanese豆腐tofu, bean curd; tofu, an empty rectangle...
3Middle Chinese豆腐—
Every word from Middle Chinese 豆腐 →Every word from Japanese 豆腐 →Every word from Japanese 杏仁豆腐 →