thin slices of beef, bean curd, and vegetables put in a shallow pan and cooked at the table usually by the diners themselves.

A one-pot dish made at the table by cooking vegetables and slices of meat in boiling broth and eaten with a soy-based sauce

Tofu, also known as soybean curd, is a soft, cheese-like food made by curdling fresh hot soymilk with a coagulant. Traditionally, the curdling agent used to make tofu is nigari, a compound found in natural ocean water, or calcium sulfate, a naturally occurring mineral. Curds also can be produced by acidic foods like lemon juice or vinegar. The curds then are generally pressed into a solid block.