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Let's talk about the things about "edamame tofu"
"A lifetime of obsession, no dream to Huizhou" this is the famous Dramatist Tang Xianzu of the Ming Dynasty left a song for thousands of years. Speaking of Huizhou, there are not only pink walls of Dewa horse head wall, hanging lattice windows in the cloister, the poetic life of the landscape idyllic garden, but also a splendid food culture.
Edamame tofu is one of the well-known Hui cuisine dishes at home and abroad, and there is a saying that "Huizhou's first monster tofu long-haired fine dish".
Folk tales of edamame tofu
Its birth has a positive energy story, and the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty Zhu Yuanzhang has a lot to do with it: in the early years of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang did not become an emperor before leading soldiers to fight in our Huizhou area, the local people were very supportive of him, they gave him a lot of food, including tofu. As we all know, ancient tofu is equivalent to modern meat dishes, Zhu Yuanzhang is reluctant to eat it on the edge of straw, the temperature is 15 degrees, the humidity is 65%, (the environment is one of the necessary conditions for fermentation, the second condition: containing 10% of the tofu residue of June yellow, just like the lees and sauce qu!). After a few days he went to eat it, and found that it had grown hairy, and he was reluctant to throw it away, why? This is the painstaking effort of the common people, right? It's also hard to lead soldiers to war, right? So he told the soldiers to roast it with charcoal fire, and it felt so delicious that every time they won a battle, they used edamame tofu to reward the three armies! Later, after becoming emperor, Shanzhen wild game ate too much and had no appetite, and once Empress Ma Dazu became angry and said, "Now you can't eat it so well, when you even ate a piece of long-haired tofu with relish!" A word stirred up the "Huizhou flavor", Zhu Yuanzhang immediately ordered people to find, the imperial chefs are also very careful, in our Huizhou area found that edamame tofu fried in rapeseed oil on both sides of the crisp yellow taste better and better, this is the origin of edamame tofu, fried edamame tofu has become a must-have dish in the imperial dining room. Nowadays, it is named "Tiger Skin Hair Tofu", which has become a world-renowned Chinese and foreign dish. No wonder some people say: "Japanese snack edamame tofu, do not quit being a Huizhou person" .
What is this layer of hair on edamame tofu?
Edamame tofu above this layer of hair is actually a kind of edible mushroom, a beneficial bacteria, similar to the mushroom fungus natural fermentation, without adding any condiments and preservatives natural fermentation, rich in amino acids, vitamin B12 and other nutrients, it is according to the season, temperature is different, this layer of hair has a long and short, the color has gray and white, a little gray hair We call it "coat hair", shorter white we call it "tiger hair, rabbit hair", the taste is gray tiger hair is the best. The biggest difference between edamame tofu and stinky tofu is that it integrates the traditional wisdom of the people of Huizhou, and is naturally fermented without adding any condiments and preservatives, and it is not smelly! Stinky tofu is soaked in a pot of brine the day after tomorrow, which has a smelly feeling, and the taste of edamame tofu is more delicate and smoother than that of stinky tofu.
Nutritional value of edamame tofu
1. Nutrient analysis: After the fermentation of tofu, through the microbial action, in its metabolism process, so that different substances are decomposed, resulting in a variety of nutrients required by the human body, such as organic acids, amino acids, etc., with a special fresh flavor, can stimulate appetite, help the body's digestion and absorption. Vitamin B12 is an important nutrient in the human body, and it is rich in legume fermented foods.
2. Food supplement effect: Fermented soy products can not only help digestion, but also promote the role of human hematopoiesis and nourish nerves. Edamame tofu can slow down aging, enhance brain power, improve the detoxification function of the liver, and reduce blood lipids, relieve fatigue, and prevent cancer.
3. Consumption instructions: Generally available to all. Patients with peptic ulcer, gastritis, kidney disease, diabetes, typhoid fever, acute pancreatitis, gout, galactose and lactose intolerance are contraindicated.
What's the finishing touch to edamame tofu hot sauce?
Alpine organic chili sauce in the mountains of southern Anhui is ground with water from the mountain red peppers in the current season, and then stored at room temperature after 20 degrees Celsius and fermentation for about 7 days. Add ginger, garlic, rapeseed oil, etc. before eating, it is slightly sour, slightly spicy and slightly salty, sticky but not thick, and the salinity is moderate.
Huizhou soil hot sauce also reflects the warm and moderate way of huizhou people. Paired with edamame tofu, it expresses a kind of Huizhou etiquette and Huizhou culture that is as enthusiastic as fire but does not lose the middle way.
Why is edamame tofu at Shendu Pier famous?
According to historical records and modern scientific explorations in Huizhou, there are three places where edamame tofu is the most authentic: 1. Lantian, Xiuning County, Zhuangyuan County; 2. Bagua Village Chengkan in Huizhou District; 3. The most famous place is the Shendu Wharf in Shendu Town, which is on the side of the ancient city of Shexian County.
The edamame tofu of Shendu Wharf is famous because it is the second wharf where Hui merchants went out in that year, and it is also a place where small boats are exchanged for large ships, which represents a kind of nostalgia, nostalgia and nostalgia of Hui merchants in that year.
Why is edamame tofu usually square?
This has a lot to do with our Huishang, because Huishang loves Huicai, Huizhou raises Huishang, Huizhou area since ancient times, seven mountains and one water, one field, one road and manor, in the farming period the local land can not feed the local people, have to go out to beg for a living, so there is a proverb called: "In the past life, I did not repair, I was born in Huizhou, thirteen or fourteen years old, and I threw it away." "When the juniors go out, the elders will tell us: be a person, do things, and do the work like this edamame tofu, square and upright. There is also a saying that when I put edamame tofu in this round iron pot, it became a whole shape, like an ancient coin - copper coins! It is this principle of "no rules and no square circles" that later achieved the spirit of Huishang's hard-working Hui camel, the spirit of honesty, and the spirit of harmony, and finally achieved a classic saying: "No emblem is no town!".
Source: Huangshan Traffic Tourism Broadcasting