In Linqing, there is a traditional food called pallet tofu, whether it is early in the morning or in the evening, you can always meet such a small stall, always accompanied by a group of diners around it.
Linqing has a long history and a lot of traditional famous food, and I also learned about the traditional snack of tofu in Linxian (Guan County) this year. Some time ago, I rode a bicycle specifically to eat, but I never found the figure of selling tofu, and later I learned that it was not the right time, and I have been able to forget this delicacy for a long time.
Recently, I was fortunate to follow a group of self-media bigwigs to visit the cheongguan monument, and when I arrived, it was close to the evening, and I came across a small stall selling tofu at the intersection of chequeguan, and I was very happy in my heart.
Don't look at it as a small stall, but it carries a lot of energy, which is both a humanistic feeling and a food culture. And what is interesting is that buying tofu here, can not scan the code to pay, can only spend cash, a tray tofu is only one or two dollars, but it is difficult to go out without cash network people. I also prefer this way of spending cash to enjoy food, just like in ancient times, when a few copper coins were spent, the stall owner could see the fruits of labor, rather than a bunch of empty numbers.
The business of this tofu is very hot, and there is an endless stream of diners, some people stand to eat, and some people bring their own maza to sit and enjoy. So it also has another apt name - tofu!
The embarrassment is that many people did not bring cash, I don't know who paid everyone to taste one by one, and I was also fortunate to eat the long-lost tofu.
A mouthful of shivering, watery, hot water tofu doesn't require any publicity, and there's no shortage of customers who like it. When you take a bite, you will feel a hint of tenderness and silkiness, and there is a hot breath in the fresh fragrance, and the taste is excellent.
Here I also met a couple from Tianjin, who came to this small city to see the scenery and taste a taste of food, which is really chic. The old man looked very energetic and humorous.
This time to visit Linqing, to be able to eat the tofu on the pallet is just a small episode, but it is also a great honor. When everyone finished visiting the banknote pass, the tofu at the intersection was almost sold out.
In fact, the origin of the tofu on the board is also very interesting, according to legend, in the Ming Dynasty, Caozhou had a xiucai into Beijing to rush to the exam, his family is very poor, with not much coil, to Linqing on the spent, can only sleep on the street, and then met the tofu Li who sells water tofu, tofu Li saw him pitiful, just like giving him a few pieces of tofu to eat, but there is no bowl or teapot around him, and then on a whim, the small wooden board that blocks the tofu is removed, and a few pieces of tofu are put on it and chopped with a knife, and it is given to the poor show to eat.
Poor Xiu only ate a few bites, the taste was better, he told Tofu Li about his experience, and promised to repay his dripping grace in the future. The Tofu Li family lived in front of Aotouji, and he told the address to Poor Xiucai.
Poor Xiucai was also well-appointed, admitted to the Yuan, and later became the Inspector of the Eight Provinces. In the autumn of that year, he took a boat to the south to inspect, passing through Linqing, insisting on stopping the ship here. The governor of Linqing knew that he hurried to the gate wharf to greet him, and on the way back to yamen together, there was an old man selling water and tofu on huitong Street who did not have time to avoid it, and was arrested to see the governor, the governor wanted to reprimand him a few words, but he did not expect to take a look at the eight house inspectors of the palanquin and looked at it, and walked out.
The governor was frightened, and he was also rude to Tofu Li, scolding and ordering people to tie him up. Poor Xiucai recognized Tofu Li, and Tofu Li also recognized Poor Xiucai, and the two were reunited in this way. The two people laughed and laughed, and the state officials were even more confused, but soon understood, so they ordered tofu Li to use a fine porcelain flower bowl to send tofu to the state court, and before the governor finished speaking, the inspector smiled and waved his hand and said, No, right here, also use a small board to drink!
Since then, the white, tender, warm and delicious "tofu on the board" has spread in Linqing, and has been inherited to this day, more and more people love to drink.