Gaotang old tofu is also called bean curd brain. It is also one of the famous foods in Gaotang. Fine production, unique ingredients and unique flavor.

characteristic

Gaotang old tofu, tofu is white and bright, tender but not loose, clear but not light, oily but not greasy; The smell of beans and oil is fragrant. It smells of meat but not fishy. When put into a bowl, tofu is like snow and jade, halogen is like tortoise shell amber, red is white, red and white, bean, spices, halogen, oil and spicy, and all five flavors are available. Never tire of eating, with a long aftertaste.

method of work

Old tofu is made of selected fine soybeans. Peel and crush soybeans, soak them in stored water (purified Yellow River water is the best) that has been exposed to sunlight for a long time, and grind them into slurry with a stone mill after they are full. After foaming, packaging (residue filtering), boiling in a pot to make bean juice, cooling, putting into a barrel or vat, adding gypsum, sealing, and making the hometown tofu in 20 minutes. When eating, skim it into a bowl with a flat spoon and add ingredients such as halogen and oil. The soup, brine and oil of old tofu are unique and skillful.

select a qualified person

The evaluation of its quality is mainly to compensate brine and oil. Add water to the brine with soy sauce and refined salt, and add more than a dozen seasonings such as pepper, star anise, fennel, clove, cinnamon and ginger to boil. Oil is boiled with high-quality cottonseed oil on warm fire to remove oil foam impurities; After a few hours, add onion, sweet sauce, pepper, fennel and other seasonings, and only reserve Chili oil cooked with high-quality red peppers. When the ingredients are in a bowl, add a small amount of monosodium glutamate. Put the bean curd slices into a bowl with a flat spoon, add halogen and oil and serve.

affect

Gaotang old tofu enjoys a good reputation both inside and outside the province. It is a great pity that foreigners come to Gaotang without drinking old tofu. It is a pleasure for Gaotang people to sit in front of the stall and drink a bowl of old tofu when they come back from going out. Many people in towns often eat steamed buns and old tofu for breakfast.