Wugang is a major town in southwestern Hunan, the gateway from Hunan to Guangxi, and has always been a place of war. This is a mountain city with a history of more than 2000 years, he has a rich local food culture, marinated tofu is the most boastful. Wugang brine has a long history, known as the "hometown of brine". Walking in Wugang some ancient hemp stone paved streets, you can see everywhere to sell marinated tofu stalls. Edit this section of the Wugang brine tofu production method Edit this section of the main ingredients: soybean tofu Seasonings: cinnamon 3 grams, 2 grams of pepper, 5 grams of green onions, 8 grams of salt, 3 grams of star anise, fennel seeds [cumin seeds] 2 grams of ginger 10 grams of sesame oil 10 grams of monosodium glutamate (MSG) 2 grams of peanut oil 100 grams of carefully selected fragrant dry seeds in the brine after a number of hours of simmering into the process. The surface of the processed tofu is slightly black, and it smells like a unique mellow aroma. Cut the brined tofu into small slices and mix it with Shaoyang specialties such as morning glory pepper, ginger, peanut oil and other condiments, and you can eat Wugang specialties of brined tofu. Detailed process 1. Put the tofu into a pot of cold water, add salt, set on medium heat and boil until slightly boiled out, drain the surface water; cut the tofu into 1.2 cm thick slices. The above spices are wrapped in gauze.　2. frying pan on high heat, pour peanut oil burned to 180 degrees, the tofu into the frying pan several times, deep-fried to a golden brown when the oil drained 3. frying pan to stay in the bottom 100 grams of oil heat, into the onion segments, ginger (pat loose) slightly fried to the aroma, add 500 grams of broth into the spice bag, tofu, add salt, change the heat to dip halogen half an hour or so, and then add monosodium glutamate (MSG). When serving tofu block knife plate, pour a little marinade, drizzled with sesame oil into 4. Tofu by cold salt water immersion, one can remove the soybean flavor of tofu, the second can make the tofu color white 5. Tofu to fry until golden brown to the extent that it should not be too young or too old.　6. Tofu needs to be in a small fire brine into the flavor.　Make brine tofu is the most critical to make brine, it is said that Wugang brine tofu brine is made of dozens of flavors with health effects of valuable herbs and other raw materials boiled into. For the owners of these marinated tofu, the recipe for the brine is more important than their lifeblood. The recipe is passed down from the ancestors, and was once passed down from man to man. Taste and Therapeutic Uses of Wugang Marinated Tofu Since the marinade is made with Chinese herbs, marinated tofu has a light herbal flavor that you may not be used to the first time, but when you slice the marinated tofu and mix it with seasonings, you will have a great time. Eating marinated tofu also has beauty and health effects. Edit this section of Wugang marinated tofu honor: In 2002, Hunan TV "Hunan women travel" column group was specifically to Wugang to interview the marinated tofu processing plant, began to get people's attention, began to get out of the city.　In January 2007, Wugang was China Food (5.3,-0.12,-2.21%) Industry Association named "China's brine capital". In order to increase product protection, in 2007, Wugang Municipal Government to the State General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine to apply for the protection of geographical indications products.　October 22, 2008, the State Administration of Quality Supervision held a Wugang marinated tofu, Wugang marinated copper goose geographic indications product protection expert technical review meeting. Participating experts believe that Wugang marinated tofu, Wugang marinated copper goose products with regional characteristics, especially in the international city has a high reputation, in line with the AQSIQ "Geographical Indications Product Protection Regulations", the expert review will be all agreed to pass.