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Baiye

Baiye, qianzhang, or gandoufu (百叶; 千张; 干豆腐) is a very flat (about 2 mm thick) type of extra-firm tofu. It cannot be crumbled. The surface is filled with bulges arranged in a square grid from the muslin used to press it. It can be cut into long strings with a cross-section smaller than 2 mm × 2 mm and eaten in a way similar to gansi. It is also used to make：

• Su ji (素鸡, "vegetarian chicken"), either by being rolled up or by being pressed together and fried.
• Baiye jie (百叶结 "baiye knots"), by slicing into 2 cm × 10 cm slices and tying the slice up.
• Various dishes that roll other food items inside a piece of baiye.