Stinky Tofu｜Taiwan

[Stinky tofu# smelly good taste]
Walking through the streets, night markets, markets, etc. in Taiwan, you will often smell the unique taste of stinky tofu. This smelly, love-hateful smell is probably the most familiar to every Taiwanese. ! But how did stinky tofu come from?

There are many stories about the invention of stinky tofu, but the most well-known one is that during the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty, a Juren named Wang Zhihe went to Beijing for an exam but lost his name to Sun Shan. He simply stayed in Beijing to run a tofu shop.

One summer, his son was eager to spend money because he wanted to marry his wife, so Wang Zhihe asked the whole family to make tofu desperately. However, very few people came to buy it. Seeing that the tofu is going to go bad. Wang Zhihe felt very distressed, and suddenly he thought that salt could preserve food! With the mentality of experimenting, he sprinkled some salt on the remaining tofu, and in order to reduce the bad smell, sprinkled some seasoning powder, and then put them in the courtyard.

After a few days, the tofu smelled strange. After Wang Zhihe tasted it, they were surprised that the taste was very delicious! He immediately mobilized the whole family and moved all the smelly tofu out of the store to sell. Since the people had never seen this kind of tofu at the time, some were out of curiosity and bought a few pieces to go back; some after tasting it, although they felt stinky, the taste was excellent! As a result, it was spread to ten, ten to a hundred. From then on, the stinky tofu became "notorious" and spread all over the homes of ordinary people.

By the end of the Qing Dynasty, this rumor spread to the ears of the Empress Dowager Cixi, so she ate at midnight one day and immediately sent people to the shop to buy stinky tofu. In the end, she sighed for the deliciousness and even named it "Yuqingfang." Since then, the reputation of stinky tofu has spread even more.

It turns out that there is such a story behind everyone from snacks to big stinky tofu~ Although this taste is not accepted by everyone, it is so notorious that many foreigners who come to Taiwan especially want to try this table-top delicacy with the smell of stinky socks."Stinky tofu ", this is the taste of the local people that cannot be missed~