The raw material for making green tofu is a kind of wild shrub. Although this shrub can't be said to be all over the mountains in Shan Ye in the south of Zhejiang and the north of Fujian, it is also a common thing, and the locals call it tofu firewood. Tofu chai is not very tall, the young branches are only half a meter, and the old branches are only one meter. The leaves are the size of the bottom of an ordinary spoon, oval, tapering at the top and irregular rough teeth at the edge. The flowering period of Tofu Chai is in summer, the inflorescences are arranged in a conical shape, the flowers are small, the calyx is green, sometimes purplish, the corolla is lavender, and the outside is hairy. In early summer, the leaves of Tofu Chai are ripe, and the fragrance baked in the hot sun is floating in Shan Ye.

The process of making green tofu is very simple. The following is the process of making green tofu:

First, pick fresh green bean curd leaves;

Second, wash it several times (mostly wild, but also planted by farmers);

Third, after cleaning, add a proper amount of water, which is subject to the green tofu leaves. (Cold boiled water can also be used to be more hygienic if conditions permit.) Of course, the amount of water also determines the softness and hardness of green tofu after it condenses into blocks;

Fourth, start rubbing repeatedly, and rub out the juice in the green tofu leaves until it feels a little sticky;

5. Knead for about 20 minutes, and feel that it is almost the same to knead the leaves into mud;

6. Pick up slightly larger leaves and leaf residues, squeeze the juice and throw it away, while the leaf residues that cannot be picked up by hand are filtered with gauze or a filter screen.

7. Let the filtered green tofu juice stand aside, and pour the pre-brewed toothpaste water evenly (the toothpaste water mainly plays the role of accelerating coagulation, and the toothpaste contains calcium carbonate. It is recommended to choose the cheapest Chinese toothpaste, the paste is white, and the weight is enough as long as the size of peanuts);

Eight, after pouring the toothpaste water, stir the green tofu juice quickly and evenly clockwise, about ten laps is enough. You can taste the delicious food in ten minutes. (If you are worried that the green tofu juice is not completely coagulated, you can insert a chopstick in the middle. If the chopsticks stand upright, it means that they are completely coagulated. If the chopsticks turn sideways, it means that you have to wait a while, or the proportion of water is too high, which causes the green tofu juice to be not hard enough and soft. )

Nine, completely coagulated green tofu can be eaten.