Xi Shi tofu in zhuji, zhejiang province is a flavorful dish, in the local either house building, festivals, or wedding, birthday, celebration, funeral feast, every time to become the first dish on the table, but also the common people often do home cooking. It is a positive word.

Tofu snow-white and tender, high-grade ingredients, plus broth and braised, soup wide juice thick, smooth and tender, color and lustre. Xishi tofu is a kind of soup, is tofu as the main raw material food, in Zhuji area is more popular, and very some history. Zhuji is the hometown of Xishi, so in this cuisine before the name of Xishi, in the local people also called meat tofu, also known as fried tofu, also known as big tofu.

Tofu Xishi first appeared in Mr. Lu Xun's pen refers to the beauty, just a general term, and the history of Xishi has no connection.

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The Legend of Xishi

Historically, Xishi was a well known beauty and had nothing to do with buying tofu. However, since the ancient red face more thin life Xishi is no exception, Xishi's end is not good, although history does not have a clear record but there are a lot of folk about her records.

After the Wu-Yue war, some people claimed that Xi Shi died by hanging herself, while others claimed that she was drowned in Lake Taihu by Fan Li. There are also many claims that she was sunk in the river, but no matter what kind of claim is made, it can be seen that Xi Shi's ending was not a happy one.

Because of these allusions, the story of Xi Shi has been passed down from mouth to mouth throughout history. In today's world, we can often watch movies and TV dramas to see the light about the story of Xi Shi.

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