Milk Spring Tofu Skin Soup

Milk Spring Tofu Skin Soup

　　Guiping is known as the hometown of tofu skin in Guangxi, where tofu skin is prepared into a variety of dishes. However, Milk Spring Tofu Skin Soup is a dish suitable for all ages. The story behind Milk Spring Tofu Skin is quite touching. Legend has it that at the foot of Xishan Mountain, there lived a poor family of a mother and son who depended on each other. The son, a scholar, dreamed of changing their family’s fate through the imperial examinations, but unfortunately, his mother suffered from a chronic illness and was bedridden. To earn money for her medical treatment, the son worked at a renowned local tofu skin workshop, using his meager wages to buy the finest tofu skin from the workshop, which he sliced into strips. He then fetched water from the Milk Spring well on Xishan Mountain, boiled it together with the tofu skin strips, and made soup to feed his sick mother—while he himself went hungry. When the workshop owner’s daughter learned of this, she was deeply moved, developed a profound respect for the poor scholar, and eventually fell in love with him. Before long, the mother recovered from her illness, and the scholar married the workshop owner’s daughter, marking the beginning of a beautiful romance. Hence, Milk Spring Tofu Skin Soup is also known as Filial Piety Tofu Skin, symbolizing the beautiful things in life.

　　Milk Spring tofu skin is a low-fat, high-protein health food. It features a bright color, thin texture, glossy sheen, fragrant aroma, chewy yet crispy texture, and is rich in nutrition, easy to digest, and stimulates the appetite. Whether served as a main dish or a side, it can be cooked into colorful, aromatic, crispy, tender, and uniquely flavorful meat or vegetarian dishes. The Milk Spring Tofu Skin Soup at Xishan Holiday Hotel takes traditional tofu skin cooking to the next level. It uses a rich broth simmered for six hours with Milk Spring water, combined with Milk Spring tofu skin, shrimp, fish maw, and more, resulting in an even more delicious flavor.