Pizhou Green Square Fermented Tofu

Pizhou Green Square Fermented Tofu

　　Pizhou Green Square Fermented Tofu is a specialty of Pizhou City, Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province. It has a soft and delicate texture, delicious taste, unique flavor, and is highly nutritious, making it easy for the body to digest and absorb. It has won silver awards for quality at the provincial, ministerial, and national levels.

　　Green Square Fermented Tofu, commonly known as “stinky bean curd brine” or “stinky bean curd,” is a type of fermented tofu with an unusual and distinctive flavor. The fermented tofu produced has a pungent smell and is green or bluish-gray in color, hence the name. It is said to have first gained fame during the Northern Song Dynasty and has been loved by people ever since. Its texture is soft and delicate, the taste is delicious, the flavor is unique, it is highly nutritious, and it is easy for the body to digest and absorb.

　　Pizhou Green Square Fermented Tofu has won silver awards for quality at the provincial, ministerial, and national levels and is a famous regional specialty in the Huaihai Economic Zone. Pizhou Green Square Fermented Tofu is made from soybeans that are soaked, ground into soy milk, and first turned into tofu. The tofu is then pressed into small blocks, placed in fermentation rooms for initial fermentation, and later sealed in jars for a final fermentation process lasting one year, preserving its uniquely fragrant natural essence. The brewing technique of Pizhou Green Square Fermented Tofu has a long history, and the local tofu culture in Pizhou is well-documented. Among the local varieties, the century-old brands Bazhiji Fermented Tofu and Picheng Fermented Tofu are the most renowned. The most distinctive feature of Pizhou Green Square Fermented Tofu is: “It smells stinky but tastes delicious, with a reputation that precedes it.”