"Eating Tofu" = a temporary tactic for the colonized to feel more powerful.

"Government surveys this year revealed almost 80% of women who say they’ve been harassed in the workplace choose not to report it. Sexual harassment has been accepted quietly for so long that it has its own colloquial term. It is referred to as chi doufu or 'eating tofu,' because of a historical association with women being the primary sellers of tofu, and frequently subject to harassment by male customers."

~ Helen Davidson

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/aug/09/taiwans-metoo-movement-has-enmeshed-politicians-and-celebrities-but-a-culture-of-silence-endures