Stinky tofu smells stinky and tastes delicious. It does have a special taste that many people like to eat.

However, everyone must be reminded that there is a risk of poisoning when eating stinky tofu. When a person experiences weakness, headache, dizziness, loss of appetite, blurred vision, drooping eyelids, slurred speech, etc. after eating stinky tofu, poisoning may occur. At this time, you should go to the hospital immediately for examination and treatment.

The container is then sealed for fermentation. During the final sealing step, a toxic bacterium called Clostridium botulinum also settled in the container and reproduced. Clostridium botulinum is an anaerobic bacterium. Once it enters the human body, the symptoms mentioned above will occur.

Second, stinky tofu contains a large amount of volatile base nitrogen and hydrogen sulfide. Both of these substances are putrefactive substances after protein decomposition and are harmful to the human body.

In addition, stinky tofu is fermented with Mucor species in the early stage. Contamination by other bacteria in the later stage of fermentation can also make people sick.

Survival and reproduction of Clostridium sarcopterygium. Second, before eating, it is best to steam the stinky tofu in a pot for half an hour to kill Clostridium botulinum. Third, do not eat too much stinky tofu at one time to limit the intake of toadstools and prevent poisoning.