The loach drilled tofu is also known as 貂蝉豆腐, Han Palace Hidden Jiao, and Yu Huan mud.

The loach drilling tofu is a traditional flavor dish from the folk, with a strong local flavor, China, except for the western and southwestern provinces, many places are made.

Legend has it that the loach drilled tofu was created by Xing Wenming, a fisherman from Zhoukou. He put the small loach at home in the water basin spit clean mud, put the pot with a lid, with ginger and garlic with tofu and cook. To be cooked and uncovered to see, found that the small loach are drilled into the tofu to go, only the tail left in the outside. Later named "loach drill tofu".

Historical allusion

Legend of the loach drilling tofu is created by Zhoukou fisherman Xing Wenming, when he will be placed in front of the house, spit out the mud, put the lid on the pot, with ginger and garlic with the 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.