In the history of China, which dynasty did tofu originate from and who invented it?

The inventor of tofu is Liu An, the king of Huainan in the Western Han Dynasty. It is said that Liu An didn't invent tofu for the sake of inventing tofu, but he didn't intend to make it happen when he was making an alchemy. As a result, his unexpected harvest made a nutritious dish on people's table.

Besides being famous for inventing tofu, Liu An also made a great achievement, that is, collecting and sorting out the book Huai Nan Zi, which mainly collected the contents of social thoughts and scientific research and development in the early Han Dynasty. In addition, Liu An also likes to study alchemy. So he took many apprentices, all of whom were his daily counselors. Among them, eight disciples were called "Eight Xia" because of their profound knowledge, and the Eight Xia was also the right-hand man of Liu An's alchemy. Tofu was invented in the process of Liu An and Bagong's alchemy.

It was a mistake that Liu An accidentally poured gypsum into the bean juice when he was making an alchemy, but the bean juice turned into a solid. Because these two things are edible and non-toxic, Hachi proposed to try this "solid". But after tasting it, he was pleasantly surprised to find that the entrance was instant and fresh. Since then, tofu has been put on the table. Slowly, people found that tofu is not only delicious, but also nutritious, suitable for all ages, and has since become a very popular dish on the table.

"China Tofu First Village" is located at the foot of Bagong Mountain, which is named after Bagong Mountain. Now, tourists can enjoy a unique tofu feast in Bagongshan, and the tofu in Bagongshan is still made by traditional techniques, maintaining the most simple taste of tofu.

China is a gourmet kingdom with eight cuisines. From southeast to northwest, on the basis of Liu An's invention of tofu, local chefs further developed tofu, making it a kind of tofu with local characteristics and a delicacy, and even spread the technology and delicacy of tofu to all parts of the world.