"Jianmen Tofu" refers to the unique tofu produced in Jianmen Pass, Jianmen Shudao Scenic Area, Jiange County, Sichuan Province.
The bean curd in Jianmenguan Town is made of soybeans in gravel sandy soil in Jianmen Mountain area. It is made of "Quanjian" water at the 7th peak of Jianmen, which is soaked in beans, ground, filtered, boiled, pulped and dehydrated. Jianmen tofu is white in color, tender and delicious, not astringent in taste, with faint fragrance and strong toughness. More than 200 kinds of dishes can be made by cooking methods such as frying, frying, roasting, stewing, steaming, boiling and cold salad.
Innovation tofu
Now go to Jianmenguan to eat tofu, and you can also eat its innovative dishes! The so-called innovative tofu can be divided into two types: creating shapes and creating flavors. The former is like well tofu, a glass is upside down in the middle of a white plate, two-thirds of the plate is clear water, and a small lotus carved from radish floats on the water. When the shopkeeper served the table, he said: The cup is for viewing, so don't touch it. The assorted tofu around the cup is edible. Diners eat, watch and guess how this dish is cooked. A meal adds a lot of excitement for no reason.
A typical taste-creating dish is pregnant tofu. This is a pictographic plate with a dozen golden oval tofu balls on it. The whole plate of pregnant tofu is like a pregnant mother rabbit. The rabbit's belly consists of eggs wrapped in tofu and tofu wrapped in meat, with distinct layers and different tastes.
For thousands of years, the people of Jianmen have created many methods to make and cook tofu, and gradually formed famous local products with remarkable characteristics. Compared with tofu in other places, it has four outstanding characteristics: first, the color is white; Second, the texture is tender; Third, the toughness is extremely strong, regardless of cutting, supporting, opening and crushing, it is handy, free to form, not broken or rotten; Fourth, it tastes delicious, even the tofu made in Jiange County, 30 kilometers away from Jianmen, can't be compared with it. It is reported that the county and other places will invite experts to make and cook tofu, but the tofu made is very different in color and taste. There are three reasons: first, the soybean seeds in Jianmen mountain area are in rocky sandy land, the soil is dry and well ventilated, and the soybean protein and fat content are high; Second, the water used to make Jianmen tofu is the spring water from the 72nd peak of Jianmen, which is rich in mineral spring ingredients, so the tofu is particularly delicious. Third, the production method is exquisite and delicate, and the technique is unique.
Jianmen ham is a famous local product in Jiange County. Its claws are bent and its legs are straight, its legs are full, its color is golden, its shape is like a harp, its knife work is bright and clean, its section is as red as fire, its fat is milky white, and its meat is dry and elastic. Its taste is pure and fragrant, salty and delicious, fat but not greasy, thin but not embedded. Jianmen ham is exquisite in materials and unique in technology. The finished product is famous for its color, fragrance, taste and shape. It is said that Jianmen ham is usually made from the first year of solstice winter to the early spring of the second year of solstice winter. It is made of pig hind legs with thin skin, fat legs and fresh meat. Jianmen ham can be directly steamed into dishes or used as seasoning ingredients for high-grade Sichuan cuisine. It's delicious, and you can only experience it when you visit Jiange.