Dairy Foods · FFET10374
Milk tofu (Inner Mongolian dried curd)
Milk tofu is a Mongolian dairy food made by shaping fermented milk curds and drying them in the sun.
Solid and semi-solid foods made from the milk of cattle, sheep, horses and other animals, such as butter and milk skin.
Milk tofu is a Mongolian dairy food of shaped, sun-dried curds. Its 2 varieties are sweet and sour; the classification's source cites no references. A July 23, 2022 report documents production in Horqin Right Middle Banner, Hinggan League, Inner Mongolia, including natural fermentation, stirring, settling, cooking, shaping, and drying. The available sources establish neither an origin date nor a single place of origin.
What
Milk tofu is a Mongolian dairy food of shaped, sun-dried curds. Its 2 varieties are sweet and sour; the source for this classification cites no references.1
When
A July 23, 2022 report documents contemporary milk tofu production. The available sources provide no historical text that establishes its origin date.1,2
Where
Milk tofu is made in Mongolian herding areas of Inner Mongolia, including Horqin Right Middle Banner, Hinggan League. The available sources establish no single place of origin.2
How
The process includes natural fermentation of milk, followed by stirring, settling, cooking, shaping, and sun-drying. More than 10 jin of milk are needed to make 1 jin of milk tofu.2
Why
Shaping and sun-drying the curds are characteristic steps in making milk tofu. The related Chagan Yide dairy craft page covers the broader dairy craft and does not name milk tofu.1,3
Impact and influence
In 2022, 1 cooperative making milk tofu in Hinggan League offered more than 30 dairy products, sold to Mongolia, Japan, and Russia. These details concern the cooperative's range of dairy products and do not establish the overall scale of milk tofu production or sales.2