Jiejing Tofu Pudding

Jiejing Tofu Pudding

　　Jiejing Tofu Pudding is renowned for its freshness, tenderness, whiteness, and fineness, and is named after Jiejing. On one occasion, Jiejing instructed the imperial chef to use the leftover soybean residue from making tofu as the main ingredient and follow the authentic method of Jishui to prepare a tofu pudding for Emperor Yongle to taste. After trying it, Emperor Yongle exclaimed, “As white as snow, as fine as silk, as soft as cotton, deliciously fresh and sweet—this is a delicacy fit for the heavens.” From then on, Emperor Yongle frequently asked the imperial chef to make tofu pudding for him, and thus “Jiejing Tofu Pudding” became famous throughout the land and has been passed down to this day. Truly, “a chance to win the emperor’s heart led to instant elevation to imperial cuisine.”