New Bridge Dried Tofu Sticks

New Bridge Dried Tofu Sticks

　　New Bridge Dried Tofu Sticks

　　Located in New Bridge, Huacheng Town, the northernmost part of our county, these dried tofu sticks are widely celebrated both at home and abroad. Utilizing the unique qualities of the local water supply, they are crafted from premium soybeans and are known for their appealing color, excellent durability in cooking, and a deliciously fragrant, sweet, and fresh flavor. Production is primarily done in family-run workshops, with over 300 farming households across nine villages involved. Among them, 270 are small-scale producers yielding less than 20 kilograms per day, while 30 are larger producers making over 20 kilograms daily. The Zhao’an Tofu Stick Factory, invested in and built by business owner Li Jiaxiong, produces over 50,000 kilograms of dried tofu sticks annually. The products are in high demand and are sold throughout Wuhua County, as well as in Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Jiangxi, Singapore, Hong Kong, and other domestic and international markets.

　　Huacheng Town in Wuhua County has long been known as the “Hometown of Dried Tofu Sticks.” With over 200 years of history, “New Bridge Dried Tofu Sticks” are regarded as a “Hakka calling card” on par with “Meizhou Golden Pomelo,” thanks to their purely handcrafted traditional process. Today, 513 farming households across ten villages in the New Bridge area continue to make dried tofu sticks by hand. The town’s annual production reaches up to 8 million jin (4,000 metric tons), with an output value of 130 million yuan.

　　New Bridge Dried Tofu Sticks are in high demand and hold great market potential. “Starting this year, we are using the New Bridge area as a demonstration site to guide more local farming households to engage in dried tofu stick production, thereby further expanding the market share of New Bridge Dried Tofu Sticks,” said Huang Guobiao. In the future, the town will increase investment, upgrade equipment and technology, and develop integrated characteristic leading enterprises that handle production, supply, and sales. These efforts will involve centralized collection, drying, and packaging of New Bridge Dried Tofu Sticks to ensure consistent quality, encourage collaboration among small workshops, and promote the regional brand of “New Bridge Dried Tofu Sticks.” This will allow more people to enjoy the “taste of home.”