Hunan - China: Renowned for tofu venison rotten

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"Black as squid, soft as cheese, soft as velvet" These are pieces of tofu fire fire palace. If you have the opportunity to travel to China to China's Changsha, Hunan, China would certainly not forget this unique, attractive cuisine.

Tofu fire palace is the famous snack of Hunan province - China. The main ingredient to make this dish is tofu made from soybeans, after soaking in a special saline solution for half a month, take out, fry tea oil over a small fire, then add sesame oil and sauce chili sauce.

Just like ordinary rotten tofu, rotten tofu fire palace still retains the very characteristic "thum pen". But after eating, the unpleasant smell is gone, instead the aroma is thick with fat, soft non-blended with a crunchy crust that makes customers unforgettable.

The special taste is due to the salted tofu in soya sauce, which is cooked to add ingredients such as fresh bamboo shoots, special fermented soybeans of the Liuyang region, mushrooms and fine white wine. But what made the rotten tofu fire palace only in Hunan became famous at the time of soaking beans. Normally, the tofu is soaked in salt water for 5 to 10 days, and the tofu is kept for 15 days. The longer the brewing time, the longer the tofu is no longer yellow, but turns black as the squid, and the taste becomes more fragrant and greasy.

According to old stories, in the 1950s there was a famous chef to Hunan to find folk ingredients for his dishes. He went to the shop "Fire Palace" famous for the tofu to enjoy this dish. Tofu here after frying on small fire is picked out, on each piece of a slant a small hole, then sprinkle sesame oil and chilli sauce.

With this meticulous processing, rotten tofu food has become an attractive dish for tourists at home and abroad. Along with the delicious flavor, smell "thum chamber" with fragrance mixed together to create a delicious flavor difficult. As a result, local people say, "To the land of Hunan, China, which has not eaten the rotten tofu fire palace is not called to China".