Tofu long white hair is able to eat, generally moldy tofu will have a layer of white hair. Food long white hairs and green hairs are mold, just their different kinds, such as gray green mold and white mold. Part of the mold is indeed harmful to human beings, but not all of the mold is harmful to human beings, on the contrary, most of the mold on the contrary, such as: Trichoderma, Rhizopus, Aspergillus, Penicillium genus. Which we often hear and use penicillin, belongs to the beneficial mold Penicillium genus.

Molded tofu why white hair

Let tofu hair, is to let the tofu grow out of Trichoderma fungi, it is heterotrophic aerobic, in high temperature, high humidity, and poor ventilation under the conditions of good growth. Trichoderma fungi are present in the environment of soil, grass and air. Trichoderma fungi can grow at around 10 to 38°C, with an optimum temperature of 20 to 25°C.

How to make moldy tofu grow white hair

1, buy the strain of Trichoderma fungus, there are on Taobao, they will also tell you how to use the strain.

2, do not buy strains, let the tofu grow hairy by yourself. You can get some straw, put the tofu on the straw, so it is easier to grow hair; you can also put the tofu in a container, let it grow hair on its own, in which case the strain will come from the air, but this approach, the time will be a little longer.

3, to provide a suitable environment for the tofu: more humid, less ventilated place, the temperature is best at 20 ~ 25 ℃, so that it will grow hair faster.