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| For someone, it’s smelly like poo. But for someone who like it, it’s a gourmet. picture: http://www.honeyandsoy.com/smelly-tofu/ |
Stinky Tofu is one of the famous and
traditional Chinese snacks. Its a fermented soy product usually come in a dry
or creamy texture. The reason why it is called "Stinky Tofu" is
because it smells very stinky. For many foreigners, its special kind of smell
is similar to excreta. The original tofu is actually a cream color and
tasteless soy product, but it becomes very brown and stinky after natural fermentation.
In Taiwan, soaking is the common way to make the stinky tofu. Tofu is soaked in
rice washing water with some vegetables, then placed under room temperature for
fermentation. That particular odor will come out after certain time.
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| picture: http://www.honeyandsoy.com/smelly-tofu/ |
Deep frying is commonly used as cooking
method in Taiwan, Hong Kong or Shanghai. The tofu is soft, multi-layered on the
inside and crispy on the outside Stinky Tofu that sold by Taiwanese vendors are
often used to match pickles, as Hong Kong ones are used to served with chili sauce
and sweet sauce. Fried stinky tofu is common in traditional Taiwanese cuisine, night
market or restaurant.
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When you go to travel Hong Kong or Taiwan, you
can always spot the market stand selling stinky tofu because the odor is very
strong that you can smell it even stand in 50m away. Some people said even blue
cheese is a lot better than it. By my experience, the odor would last on my
body for couple hours after having it. So, do you dare to try?
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