When the stuffed tofu was served on the table and the lid of the pot was lifted, the smell came to the nose and people liked it very much. Bean products are rich in nutrition, the nutrition of tofu is very easy to absorb, and the brewed tofu is tender and delicious, mellow and delicious! Fermented tofu can be said to be a good dish that is nutritious and delicious, delicious and not expensive!
Generally, Hakka people hold wedding banquets, Chinese New Year and important days, and making tofu is an essential dish! Hakkas are very hospitable, and they also like to entertain guests with tofu. There are several different opinions about the origin of fermented bean curd. One of them is that a Wuhua person in Meizhou and a Xingning person in Meizhou are good friends. They went to a restaurant to eat together. One wanted to eat tofu and the other wanted to eat meat. Later, the clever restaurant owner came up with a good way to kill two birds with one stone and made Hakka fermented bean curd. In some places, Hakkas make fermented tofu, and they also like to put a kind of red rice, which can dye fermented tofu red. This kind of red rice is pure natural without any artificial pigment. People in China like red, and the red bean curd represents joy and prosperity! The word "rotten" and "rich" of tofu are homonyms, and China people like to pay attention to moral meanings very much. In Hakka culture, making tofu symbolizes wealth and expresses Hakka people's yearning, pursuit and blessing for wealth and a better life! Fermented tofu shows the wisdom of Hakka people and represents Hakka food culture!