Huangshan traditional famous dish. Because of the use of tofu for artificial fermentation, so that the surface of the growth of a layer of white fur (white mycelium), in the fermentation process protein decomposition into a variety of amino acids, the flavor than the average tofu fresh.

According to legend, Zhu Yuanzhang, a defeated Huizhou, fled to the area of Huining, the hunger in the stomach, ordered his entourage to look around for food, an entourage searched in the haystacks of fleeing people hiding a few pieces of tofu here, but has been fermented hairy, because there is nothing else, the entourage can only be put on the charcoal baked this tofu to Zhu Yuanzhang to eat. Unexpectedly, the flavor of the tofu is very delicious, Zhu Yuanzhang ate very happy. After turning defeat into victory, ordered the accompanying chef to make hairy tofu as a reward for the three troops, "hairy tofu" was then passed down in Huizhou.

Practice is: "hairy tofu" first into the pot see frying kang to both sides of the yellow, and then add seasonings burned braised, eaten when dipped in chili sauce.

This dish is fresh and refreshing, fragrant odor, eating a different kind of fun. Commonly, there are braised hairy tofu, fried hairy tofu, fire baked hairy tofu, steamed hairy tofu and so on.