Sunday 16 January 2011

Tofu Hyaku-Chin


A woman on the right is fanning the flames in a charcoal brazier to ensure the right temperature for grilling Dengaku a dish made from pieces of skewered tofu garnished with sweet miso sauce.  This woodblock print is sourced from the Tofu Hyaku-Chin, 1782, page 8 from the Tofu Cooking, edited by Junko Lampert, 1984.

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