The loach drilled into the tofu inside the dish called "loach drilled tofu", also known as the sable tofu, Han Palace hiding beauty, jade letter mud, this is a traditional flavor from the folk dishes, with a very strong local flavor.

The production method of loach drilling tofu is very simple, you only need to put the loach into the container, pour water and then put a small amount of salt, feeding overnight, the loach will be poured into the tender tofu in the pot to heat up, and then add chopped green onion, monosodium glutamate, ginger and other condiments, so that the tofu is produced out of the delicious.

The legend of loach drilling tofu is created by Zhoukou fisherman Xing Wenming, when he put the small loach in front of the house, spit out the mud, put the pot with a lid, with ginger and garlic with tofu to cook. Waiting to open the lid to see, the loach are drilled into the tofu, only the tail to stay outside, later, he named this dish "loach drill tofu.

"Loach drill tofu" after the chef's improvement, became a feast on the famous dishes, in general, the loach will be placed in a pot of water with egg white liquid to exclude the dirt and wash, casserole pot filled with cool pork broth, then put the whole piece of tender tofu and loach, cover the slow stew for a little while, when the loach was hot and forced to drill deep into the tofu. forced to drill into the tofu in the deep.