Su Shi, a gourmet in the Song Dynasty, tasted tofu.

Dongpo tofu is a famous traditional dish, belonging to Sichuan cuisine. Su Dongpo, a famous poet in the Northern Song Dynasty who was good at cooking, personally cooked the spoon. This Dongpo bean curd is recorded in Shanjia Qinggong. The method is as follows: the bean curd is fried with onion oil, and one or twenty fried torreya nuts are ground into pieces and cooked with sauce, or you can choose to add wine to cook together. Potato is an American crop. According to historical records, it was first introduced to China in the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, so Su Shi could not taste potatoes.

Tofu is a traditional food originating from China, and it is also one of the healthy ingredients that vegetarians and many people like. It is made from soybean milk, and coagulant will be added to solidify it into a block during the production process. Tofu is delicious, delicate and rich in plant protein, minerals and vitamins, and has been widely loved and applied.

Su Shi recorded the food culture and cooking methods at that time in detail in his Records of Food Goods, and introduced many famous dishes and cooking skills. Many of them have their own innovative works. For example, a kind of braised pork named "Dongpo Meat" was invented, which was made of pork belly as the main raw material and cooked with vinegar, carved wine, soy sauce, sugar and other condiments, and became a classic dish of many famous chefs and families in later generations.

Common tofu dishes

1. Home-made tofu: Cut tofu into blocks and stew, cook or stir-fry with vegetables and seasonings. The taste is soft and tender, and it is suitable for matching with various ingredients, such as fresh mushrooms, vegetables and meat.

2. Mapo Tofu: This is a classic Sichuan dish with slightly spicy meat sauce and tofu as the main ingredients. Tofu has a soft taste and is very delicious when mixed with spicy sauce.

3. Sour and hot bean curd soup and bean curd soup: Cut the bean curd into blocks and cook it with sauerkraut, fungus, pepper and other ingredients. This soup tastes sour and appetizing, and is suitable as a dish for clearing away heat and relieving summer heat. Using the soft and delicate characteristics of tofu, it can be made into a tender soup-like food, and other ingredients such as crab meat and fresh shrimp can be added according to personal taste to increase the taste and nutrition.