發布於 2025年06月19日07:17 • Chen Shangying,Wang Haiyue,Zhou Mu,Bai Bin
SHOUXIAN, June 19 (Xinhua) -- For thousands of years, the traditional tofu-making techniques have been carried on from generation to generation in Bagongshan Township of Shouxian County, east China's Anhui Province. This technique was inscribed on China's national intangible cultural heritage list in 2014.
The magic journey from soybeans to tofu includes more than ten processes, such as soybean selection, soaking, grinding, soy milk boiling, and curdling.
In Huainan City, tofu can be made into hundreds of dishes, including tofu dumplings, fried Huainan tofu steak, and "Chrysanthemum-shaped tofu," which requires the chef to conduct cutting on a piece of tofu over 160 times.
In 2024, the output value of the entire soybean products industry chain in the city reached 4.52 billion yuan (about 0.63 billion U.S. dollars), a year-on-year increase of 10.4 percent.
Hu Xuebing, a provincial intangible cultural heritage representative inheritor of the traditional tofu making skills, makes tofu at Daquan Village in Shouxian County, Huainan City, east China's Anhui Province, Jan. 15, 2025. (Xinhua/Zhou Mu)
Hu Xuebing, a provincial intangible cultural heritage representative inheritor of the traditional tofu making skills, makes tofu at Daquan Village of Bagongshan Township in Shouxian County, Huainan City, east China's Anhui Province, Apirl 8, 2025. (Xinhua/Zhou Mu)
Hu Xuebing, a provincial intangible cultural heritage representative inheritor of the traditional tofu making skills, makes tofu at Daquan Village of Bagongshan Township in Shouxian County, Huainan City, east China's Anhui Province, Jan. 15, 2025. (Xinhua/Zhou Mu)
Zhang Shihong, an inheritor of the tofu banquet making skills, makes “Chrysanthemum-shaped tofu” in Shouxian County, Huainan City, east China's Anhui Province, April 8, 2025. (Xinhua/Zhou Mu)
Zhang Shihong, an inheritor of the tofu banquet making skills, makes “Chrysanthemum-shaped tofu” in Shouxian County, Huainan City, east China's Anhui Province, April 8, 2025. (Xinhua/Zhou Mu)
This photo taken on April 8, 2025 shows the “Chrysanthemum-shaped tofu” made by Zhang Shihong, an inheritor of the tofu banquet making skills, in Shouxian County, Huainan City, east China's Anhui Province. (Xinhua/Zhou Mu)
This photo taken on April 8, 2025 shows the tofu dumplings made by Zhang Shihong, an inheritor of the tofu banquet making skills, in Shouxian County, Huainan City, east China's Anhui Province. (Xinhua/Zhou Mu)
Zhang Shihong, an inheritor of the tofu banquet making skills, makes tofu dumplings in Shouxian County, Huainan City, east China's Anhui Province, April 8, 2025. (Xinhua/Zhou Mu)
Zhang Shihong, an inheritor of the tofu banquet making skills, makes tofu dumplings in Shouxian County, Huainan City, east China's Anhui Province, April 8, 2025. (Xinhua/Zhou Mu)