Hanzhong is located in the south of Shaanxi Province, north of the Qinling Mountains, south of the Pingba Mountains, and in the middle is the famous Hanzhong Plain.
Hanzhong City is one of the more famous fish and rice towns in Shaanxi Province, and the locals are industrious and simple, and the construction of Hanzhong is rich and beautiful.
If you don't know this place in Hanzhong, then think a little about Liu Bang, who was once crowned king of Hanzhong in history. Yes, after Liu Bang was crowned king of Hanzhong, the fief was in present-day Hanzhong, Shaanxi.
The cuisine of Hanzhong, based on the more unique local natural conditions, is slightly different from most other parts of Shaanxi. Since the local production of rice rather than wheat, the variety of pasta is slightly insufficient, but this does not hinder the development of other cuisines in Hanzhong.
For example, the dish of tofu that we are going to talk about today is one of the four major snacks in Hanzhong.
Vegetable tofu, also known as vegetable tofu porridge, although it also belongs to soy products, it is different from ordinary tofu.
Its origins, like many existing cuisines, are unverifiable. However, it is rumored that its invention is related to Liu Bang, the king of Hanzhong (that is, the later Han Gaozu), which shows its long history.
Nowadays, the dish of vegetable tofu is already a representative of Hanzhong cuisine, and it is not an exaggeration to even count it as one of the Chinese gastronomic circles.
If someone comes to Hanzhong and the locals take out vegetables and tofu to entertain you, don't feel how cold it is, people really treat you as a VIP.
Vegetable tofu is the same as ordinary tofu, and the raw materials used are soybeans. The best soybeans are soaked, ground into a pulp, then filtered out of the okara with a fine basket and then boiled.
Unlike ordinary tofu in the production process, the point brine of vegetable tofu is made of the best sour slurry water, not lime water or brine.
The vegetable tofu produced in this way has a tender texture and a clear color, but the taste is more sour and fragrant, which is extremely unique.
When the people of Hanzhong eat vegetable tofu, they will generally be seasoned with fried peppers, garlic paste and other side dishes, and the food is fragrant and refreshing, and the aftertaste is endless.
Vegetable tofu is actually not complicated, but it is one more process than when making ordinary tofu, coupled with convenient, delicious and nutritious ingredients, it has now become the most handy hospitality dish in the homes of local people.
In addition to being eaten directly with fried peppers, there is another way to eat vegetable tofu in the local area, that is, the vegetable tofu porridge mentioned at the beginning.
Vegetable tofu porridge is made with vegetable tofu as the main ingredient, and is a very common home-cooked dish in the local area. Filter out the soybean milk from the bean residue that makes vegetable tofu, put it in a pot with an appropriate amount of rice, boil it into porridge, and then cut fresh vegetable tofu slices and put them in a bowl.
Hanzhong vegetable tofu, in fact, the earliest mainly refers to the unformed tofu made with sour syrup water, rather than the fully formed tofu blocks. However, now both are called vegetable tofu, in fact, they are the same thing, but different forms.
Today, there are many innovations in the way to eat vegetable tofu, such as the vegetable tofu hot pot that has become popular in recent years. Due to the proximity of Hanzhong to Sichuan, the taste of the vegetable tofu hot pot is also more inclined to Sichuan-Chongqing hot pot, which is worth trying.
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