Soybean
Glycine max
AKA: soy bean or soya bean
Family: Fabaceae
Annual
Prepared immature soybeans
AKA: bean curd
Tofu is made of condensed soy milk pressed into solid white blocks.
AKA: soy, soya sauce
Traditional soy sauce is made by soaking soybeans in water and roasting and crushing the wheat. Then the soybeans and wheat are mixed with a culturing mould, most commonly Aspergillus (A. oryzae or A. sojae), and left for two to three days to develop
Tofu
China
Indonesia
Japan
Korea
Thailand
Vietnam
SingaporeThe Fabaceae Family
a family of flowering plantsAKA: leguminosae, commonly known as the legume, pea, or bean family
