For vegetarians, meat or dried fish can be replaced by fried tofu or cottage cheese.

And Kitsune udon arrived stocked with fat soup noodles and slices of fried tofu.

Bring to a boil, add the fried tofu and cook over high heat for 10 minutes, or until the tofu has absorbed most of the sauce.

Inari-zushi, a Japanese sushi roll of packaged fried tofu, is another popular offering.

The best thing on this platter is the chunky fried tofu, which is very useful for absorbing the array of dipping sauces.

Deep fried tofu is also used in many popular Japanese dishes, for example as kitsune udon and inari sushi.

It is named after the Shinto god Inari, who is believed to have a fondness for fried tofu.

It should not be confused with inari maki, which is a roll filled with flavored fried tofu.

Deep fried stinky tofu is a common dish in both Taiwan night markets and restaurants.

The fresh pulp is sauteed with vegetables and slices of fried tofu.