soft tofu - dou nao - doufu hua

A northern Chinese specialty I still crave (having
satisfied my sichuan pickled vegetable jones at the
Great Sichuan on Bowery and that on 9th) is a dish
made with fresh tofu, served hot, with hot oil,
pickled veg, dried shrimp sometmes, etc., called
variously dou nao (literally bean brains) or doufu hua
(flower tofu), eaten for breakfast or as a snack. Is
it available in NY? Forget the version at the Shanghai
place on Walker St. in Chinatown, which is quite vile.

[bryanfong]

Are you still looking for Tofu nao in NYC? There is a place between bayard and pell on Mott St. in Chinatown that sells it to go. I don't know the address but it is on the south side of Mott. A little dive that makes other things like jung, steamed vegetables in noodles, etc.

[buttertart]

This is something I've always wanted to find here - good to know, will keep an eye out next time nosing around in Manh Chinatown.