1. Essentially different

Vegetarian chicken is a Fujian cuisine, a Fujian-style vegetarian dish. You may find this name strange. Isn’t it contradictory to vegetarian chicken? In fact, its essence is to use vegetarian ingredients to imitate the taste of meat, so that the texture and taste of vegetarian ingredients are basically the same as meat, making it difficult to distinguish. Dried tofu is the abbreviation of dried tofu and is popular in South China and Jiangnan regions of China.

2. Different ingredients and production methods

Vegetarian chicken uses tofu skin as the main raw material. The tofu skin is rolled into a round stick shape, then cooked and sliced, and passed through oil. , and then stir-fry with seasonings. Of course, it can also be made into other shapes, such as fish shape, shrimp shape, etc. Dried tofu is made of soybeans as raw materials and is produced and processed through soaking, grinding, slurrying, solidification, and pressing. of.

3. Different tastes

The taste of vegetarian chicken is generally salty and umami. The color of the dish is dark red, the shape is like chicken, soft and chewy, and the taste is very fragrant. of. Dried tofu generally has a salty aroma, but its texture is hard and chewy, and it can be stored for a long time and is not easy to spoil.