The history of stinky tofu (50 words or less)

That Zhu Yuanzhang came from a poor background, when he was a young beggar and monk, once because of hunger unbearable, picked up people discarded expired tofu, no matter what, fried in oil, a mouth stuffed into the mouth, the taste of the taste is engraved in the bones.

Later he became a military commander, the army all the way to Anhui, the victory, happy, ordered the whole army **** eat stinky tofu to celebrate some of the stinky tofu, stinky tofu of the name is finally widely spread.

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Regional Differences

Stinky tofu has regional variations in how it is made and eaten in China and around the world. Nanjing and Changsha are famous for their stinky tofu, but the preparation and flavor vary greatly. Changsha is also home to many folk who make stinky tofu, which is very popular among the public. Nanjing's fried stinky tofu is made from pressed slabs of tofu cut into 2.5-centimeter-square pieces, and is dark gray in color.

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