Tofu, an ancient food that originated in China. The "Compendium of Materia Medica" records: "The method of tofu began with Liu An, the king of HanHuainan. "Bagongshan Town, Shou County, Huainan City, Anhui Province, is the "hometown" of tofu.
In 2014, "Traditional Tofu Making Techniques" was selected into the fourth batch of China's national intangible cultural heritage representative project list, and this magical Chinese cuisine began to be given more cultural connotation and inheritance significance in addition to the commodity value.
In the small town of Bagongshan, people not only inherit the traditional crafts of more than 2,000 years ago, but also let the tofu industry flourish, the variety of tofu products is increasingly diverse, tofu dishes are becoming more and more abundant, and the "tofu banquet" that collects tofu food culture has also entered people's tables, and tofu production experience and tofu food exhibitions have appeared.
The enormity of the "Tofu Family" bears witness to Chinese's love for traditional cuisine and the rise of an industry. Nowadays, the production and processing of tofu in this small county town has moved from the old production mode to collectivization, modernization and specialization, and has become one of the important pillar industries in the local area, and has also added new impetus to the revitalization of rural industries.
From the inheritance of the King of Huainan to the present, and from Shou County to China and overseas, tofu has become a worldwide popular food. A small piece of tofu not only enriches people's tables, drums up people's wallets, but also becomes a witness to the collision and exchange of Chinese and foreign cultures.
This bean fragrance has a long aftertaste.
Source: Xinhua News Agency