Tofu brain calories are not high.

Per 100 grams of tofu brain its calories for about 45 kcal, is a kind of soybean made of high nutritional food, calories are not high, high protein. Tofu brain is very rich in nutrients.

Tofu brain tastes smoother and more tender than tofu because it has a higher water content than tofu, so its energy density is lower than that of tofu. Tofu brain is a low-calorie food. In China, there are two main ways to eat it, sweet and salty, according to different tastes in different places. Salted tofu brain is usually added with ingredients suitable for savory taste, such as soy sauce, shrimp, fungus, mushrooms and meat. Sweet is usually added white or brown sugar. Sugar is an absolute energy-supplying food. From the perspective of toppings, sweet tofu brain has far more calories than savory tofu brain.

The flavors of tofu brain

1, savory

Savory tofu brain is generally eaten more by people in the north and southwest of the country, usually with yellow cauliflower and fungus. Northern China has added meat filling, but also the coastal belt of China near the use of seafood such as shredded seaweed, seaweed, shrimp, and into the sesame sauce, chili oil, cilantro, soy sauce, vinegar, chive flowers, garlic, scallions and other condiments. In Henan, there is a kind of spicy soup, called "tofu brain spicy soup two adulteration", very rich in local characteristics, and Sichuan, Guizhou and other places of spicy bean curd, spicy and fragrant, but also has a unique flavor.

2, sweet

And sweet tofu brain is generally more eaten in Fujian, Guangdong, Taiwan, generally adding sugar syrup or granulated sugar, brown sugar, summer usually will be eaten in the cold tofu flower, winter is added to the hot sugar water to eat, some people in order to drive away the cold will also be added to the sugar in the ginger or for the sake of taste to add mung beans, red beans, all kinds of fruits or powdered rice balls to eat together.

3, spicy

Sichuan, Chongqing bean curd is often added to the spicy seasoning to eat, and the southern sweet and salty northern contrast. It is customary to serve spicy bean curd with rice, known as "bean curd rice".