Changsha stinky tofu is a traditional snack in Changsha, Hunan Province, which belongs to Hunan cuisine. This snack is also called rotten dried fruit by Changsha locals. It is dark in color, tender outside and fresh inside, spicy and refreshing, crisp but not sticky, tender but not greasy, and smells bad at first sight, fragrant and attractive.
The origin of Changsha stinky tofu
1. In Changsha, there is a Pozi Street with snacks, which attracts many locals and foreign tourists to visit and eat, and there is also a building with a long history on this street, which is the Fire Palace. The Fire Palace in Pozi Street is now a snack city, but its biggest feature is this building, which was built in Gan Yuan Palace in the Ming Dynasty and has a history of nearly 500 years. Now, if you visit the Fire Palace, you will also find a small "stinky tofu museum" hidden inside, where you can also learn about the production process and history of Changsha stinky tofu.
The stinky tofu of their family originated in Tongzhi period of Qing Dynasty, that is, more than 200 years ago. Originally a small tofu shop in Changsha, this stinky tofu shop accidentally fried a can of dried tofu marinated in sauce for a long time, and found that it tasted good, so it began to sell and ushered in a hot business. Later, the descendants of this store went to the Fire Palace to sell stinky tofu, which became a signboard here.
3. Stinky tofu is the most representative food in Changsha. Walking on the huang xing road pedestrian street, you can also see a bronze statue with the image of stinky tofu stall.