Jianshui tofu is where to be more specific

Jianshui roasted tofu, also known as Lin'an tofu, is a famous traditional Han Chinese food from Jianshui County, Yunnan Province.

There is a little-known story in the neighborhood of Jianshui.

Legend has it that, during the Ming Dynasty, the imperial court in Jianshui large number of conscripts, there is a young man was selected by the imperial court, in the upcoming departure from Jianshui to join the battlefield of the night, the young man's mother is worried about her son in the road to starvation, so they will be just made of tofu with a piece of small gauze, after that, with a stone will be made of tofu in the water contained in the tofu press dry, made of bean curd fruit shape, put into the parcel, and so on the daybreak to let his son with the these tofu on the road.

Because of the long journey, the son to the barracks, take out the package of tofu, a block of tofu has long been moldy, stink. Want to throw this big package of tofu, but also think it is a pity, so the moldy and stinky tofu on the charcoal fire, wait until the tofu baked charcoal yellow, the original has been moldy and stinky tofu exudes a flavor, put a piece of the mouth, bite through the crispy skin, see the heat from the countless honeycomb holes dispersed, a chewing, the juice is splashed, the taste is excellent.

Returning home from the military camp, the young man made the same way, the neighbors tasted the young man's baked tofu, are on this different way of eating full of praise.

In this way, the tofu of this eating method a pass ten, ten pass a hundred, Jianshui County, Jianshui County, every family has learned to bake tofu.