China is divided into north and south by the Qinling Mountains and the Huaihe River. The environment, climate, and eating habits are very different, but both northerners and southerners have a special liking for tofu.

Boshan, Shandong Province, is the famous hometown of ceramics and glaze. Driven by industry and commerce, the catering here is extremely prosperous. Boshan is a famous city of Shandong cuisine. Among them, a dish featuring tofu is famous far and wide.

According to legend, Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty came to Boshan during his southern tour and ate the tofu made by Boshan people. He was full of praise. What kind of tofu impressed the emperor who had eaten all kinds of delicacies from mountains and seas?

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Boshan Tofu Box

Boshan Tofu Box is delicious, and the tofu chosen is Boshan Le Tuan A kind of physalis tofu produced in the village. In most places, tofu is cooked with gypsum or brine, but the people of Boshan, who live in the hometown of gourmet food, choose to cook the tofu with physalis out of their sensitivity to taste.

The so-called physalis is fermented water filtered out during the process of making tofu. The lactic acid bacteria contained in the physalis can solidify the plant protein in the soy milk. The physalis comes from tofu and is naturally fermented, which can better maintain the original flavor of tofu. The excess water can be stored in the sour vat and fermented with the remaining physalis to become new physalis. This cycle is economical and environmentally friendly. Tofu made with physalis has a tough texture, ensuring that it maintains its shape during subsequent production.

Put the tofu into the oil pan and fry it under precise heat control until it is brown but not burnt. Frying is the most commonly used cooking method for Boshan cuisine. Wrapping in high-temperature hot oil allows the tofu to take shape quickly. At this time, the tofu block can be cut along the surface to form a box shape. The lid and the box are only connected by the skin without breaking.

A piece of wire is a special knife. Bend the wire into a rectangle, quickly hollow out the tofu cubes, and the shape of the tofu box is completed. Next, the rich and exquisite techniques in Shandong cuisine will transform this piece of tofu. The tofu is filled with pork, dried shrimps, fungus, green onions and ginger, and the tofu box is wrapped with meat. It not only balances the greasy and light taste, but also provides a nutritional combination of meat and vegetables.

Frying, cutting, steaming, and roasting

A piece of tofu undergoes fire and water and undergoes a gorgeous transformation

Tofu may be one of the most tolerant ingredients< /p>

Eating independently is delicious

Pair it with meat and vegetables

without losing the original taste

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Let Chinese people from all over the world

be able to make tofu a hometown dish