Sufu, people who have eaten it should have different views on its unique taste, and even show polarization. People who like it regard it as a good meal, and people who hate it dare not avoid it. I think people in Hunan like it.

Sufu accompanied my childhood, childhood and adolescence. Every meal will have its flavor, especially when I have a bad appetite. Its existence is almost half my life. Franciscans who love fermented bean curd should understand my feelings.

In fact, fermented bean curd has another name in the eyes of Fran people, that is, cat milk, and its image is "cat fish" (expressed in homonym).

The "catfish" in Hunan is about one and a half inches square, and it is two points thick. According to different tastes, it can be divided into red cat milk, smelly cat milk and spicy cat milk. Red cat milk is processed with some white wine, so it has a little taste of white wine. It looks appetizing when colored with red yeast. The distinctive feature of smelly cat milk is that it smells fresh; Spicy cat milk, that is, Chili powder as an auxiliary material to increase the taste, people who love spicy food are very good at it.

Why do Hunan people, especially Changsha people, call fermented bean curd "cat milk" (more accurately, "cat fish")? In fact, the knowledge inside is still quite deep!

First, the reason for pronunciation.

There is no distinction between fh in Hunan. When reading the word "tiger", people prefer to pronounce it as "fu" (rot), "ash" (ash) and "ash" (fly). In ancient times, tigers gave people the psychological impression of eating people, so people generally taboo its appearance in life, even if it is something with the same pronunciation.

Second, there were tigers in Changsha.

Judging from the tiger patterns on Shang bronzes unearthed in Ningxiang, Hunan Province, tigers had already entered people's lives at that time. In some literary works, there are also some records about the frequent appearance of tigers in Changsha, such as The Search for God by Gambao in the Jin Dynasty. These related materials can also be found in some local chronicles.

Third, witchcraft has always prevailed in Chu.

Hunan has belonged to the State of Chu since ancient times. Witchcraft in Chu has always been fierce, and the frequent incidents of tigers eating people have deeply branded people as' afraid of tigers', which has led to many taboos about tigers in dialect use. Cats are similar to tigers, but cats are much more docile than tigers, so they use "cats" instead of "tigers", which is why "sufu" is called "catfish"