Beginning of autumn means eating tofu.

The significance of eating tofu in beginning of autumn is as follows:

The summer heat and heat wave raged, and beginning of autumn arrived. Cool breeze blows, leaves fall, white dew is born, and cold language is sad. However, the autumn tiger is still there, and the heat has not disappeared. Beginning of autumn eats tofu brain mainly because of custom.

Tangshan, Hebei, beginning of autumn wants to eat tofu and gain weight in autumn. As the saying goes, "beginning of autumn ate tofu and didn't wear a cotton-padded jacket in winter." On this day in early autumn, there is always a long queue in front of the stalls selling tofu brains on the street, but you can't buy them if you go late.

Tofu brain is one of the favorite breakfasts for many friends. In the north, it likes pot-stewed food. Tofu is tender, soft and smooth, and it is delicious with fried cakes, fried dough sticks and sesame cakes. Bean curd brain is not only delicious, but also contains protein, iron, calcium and other nutrients needed by human body. It is a popular food with rich nutrition and high cost performance.

The taste of tofu

salty taste

Generally add salty seasoning, and add meat stuffing in the north, such as celery, mustard tuber, day lily and fungus; Seaweed shreds, laver and shrimp skin are useful in coastal areas; There are sesame sauce, Chili oil, coriander, soy sauce and vinegar; There are also leeks, mashed garlic, chopped green onion, etc. Different tastes in different places mainly depend on seasonings.

sweet taste

Sweet ones are usually added with syrup, sugar and brown sugar. Tofu flower is usually eaten cold in summer and heated with sugar water in winter. Some people will add ginger juice to sugar water to drive away the cold or add mung beans, red beans, various fruits or rice balls to taste.

A more novel way to eat it is to add chocolate syrup and chocolate tofu made of gypsophila paniculata. In Hong Kong, there is also sesame sauce bean curd with black sesame sauce. Some people call it Taiji Tofu Brain according to its appearance.

Tofu brain practice:

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2. Tofu brain: After the pulp is cooked, cover the container and let it stand for 5- 10 minutes, which is the fresh and delicious tofu brain.