Editing Hiyayakko

{{Short description|Japanese tofu dish}}
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[[File:Hiyayakko with bonito flakes and welsh onion 2.jpg|thumb|A standard combination is chopped [[Scallion|green onion]] with [[katsuobushi]] (dried [[skipjack tuna]] flakes) and [[soy sauce]].]]
{{nihongo||冷奴|'''Hiyayakko'''|"cold tofu"}} is a [[Japanese cuisine|Japanese dish]] made with chilled [[tofu]] and toppings.

== Variety of toppings ==
[[Image:Tofu 1.jpg|thumb|220px|right|''Hiyayakko'' topped with katsuobushi, grated ginger and chopped green onion.]]
The choice of toppings on the tofu vary among households and restaurants, but a standard combination is chopped [[Scallion|green onion]] with [[katsuobushi]] (dried [[skipjack tuna]] flakes) and [[soy sauce]]. Other toppings include:
* [[Perilla frutescens var. crispa|perilla]] leaf
* ''[[yuzu]]'' rind
* [[daikon]] radish
* sliced [[myoga|myoga ginger]]
* grated [[ginger]]
* sliced [[okra]]
* [[plum]] paste

== History and background ==
[[image:Kugi nuki01.svg|right|150px|thumb|The {{nihongo|nail-puller crest|釘抜紋|Kuginuki [[Mon (badge)|mon]]}}]]
''Hiyayakko'' is also known as ''hiyakko'' or ''yakko-dōfu''. ''Hiya'' means cold, and ''yakko'' refers to the servants of [[samurai]] during the [[Edo period]] in [[Japan]]. They wore a vest on which the "nail-puller [[Mon (badge)|crest]]" was attached, on the shoulders; therefore, cutting something (e.g. tofu) into cubes was called {{nihongo|"cutting into ''yakko''"|奴に切る|yakko ni kiru}}. "''Hiyakkoi''" or "''hyakkoi''", the [[Tokyo]] dialectal term equivalent to the standard Japanese {{nihongo|"''hiyayaka''"|冷ややか}}, is also a possible etymology.<ref>Sugimoto, Tutomu (2005). ''Gogenkai''. Tokyo: Tokyo Shoseki Co., Ltd. {{ISBN|978-4-487-79743-1}}.</ref>

In the 1782 recipe book ''[[Tofu Hyakuchin]]'', it is said that ''hiyayakko'' is so well known that it needs no introduction.{{cn|date=November 2012}}

In [[haiku]], ''hiyayakko'' is a [[kigo|season word]] for summer.  This is because tofu is often enjoyed cold in the summer, warm and boiled in a broth in the winter.

== See also ==
* [[List of tofu dishes]]
* {{portal-inline|Food}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070506115208/http://www.bob-an.com/recipe/dailyjc/basic/tofu/tofu.asp ''Hiyayakko'' – Japanese Basic Recipes Bob & Angie]
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