Making tofu is said to be related to jiaozi in the north. Hakka ancestors once lived in the Central Plains, where wheat was produced and flour was often used to make jiaozi. Later, due to war and other reasons, Hakka ancestors moved to the south to live. In Lingnan area, rice is abundant, wheat is less and flour is less. Fermented tofu has replaced jiaozi as food. Hakka ancestors thought of chopping pork into stuffing, replacing flour with tofu and stuffing it into tofu, just like jiaozi. This dish is delicious and has become a famous Hakka dish, and it is also a home-cooked dish on the table of Hakka people.
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In other words, Hakka cuisine really likes to "brew". Besides tofu and bean curd, there are also bitter gourd, mushrooms and peppers.
Stuffed mushrooms
There is also a saying that fermented bean curd is a delicious food "let" out by Hakkas who advocate the golden mean. Up to now, many Hakka restaurants have hung up the signboard of "Let Tofu". Legend has it that a long time ago, two good brothers had a conflict when ordering food. One wants to eat pork and the other wants to eat tofu. Later, the clever restaurant owner came up with a way to kill two birds with one stone and made "Jane" tofu. The chef's practice of putting pork into tofu also gave the word "rang" a new meaning, which created a precedent for brewing vegetables. Because the two words "Jean" (traditional Chinese character "Jean") and "Niang" (traditional Chinese character "Niang") are homonyms in Hakka dialect, and their structures are similar, and some food-related words all have unitary elements (such as wine, vinegar and sauce), later. Therefore, this dish also carries the culture of courtesy between Hakka brothers and sisters.
I can't go home for the New Year this year, but no matter where I spend the New Year, I will cook the dish "stuffed tofu" myself, hoping my family will have a safe New Year. I also wish you all good luck in the New Year and the Year of the Tiger!