Tofu in Youxian County is well-known, including fragrant dried fruit, bean curd with peach water, bean curd with water in Huangtuling and oily bean curd in Yajiang Bridge.
youxian tofu production has a long history. According to the Records of Youxian County, in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Youxian tofu flourished as an industry, and it was famous in Sanxiang. Many bean curd chefs in Youxian county have been taught by their fathers for generations. The tofu made is unique in technology and fine in workmanship. Strictly control the use of water, bean selection, bean grinding, cooking, paste and other aspects to ensure the quality, and it is popular for its fresh, smooth and tender color, fragrant and delicious.
according to the statistics of relevant departments, in 29, there were about 3 companies or small workshops in Youxian county, with an annual output value of 4 million yuan. Among them, there are three registered companies that have passed the QS certification of industrial enterprises, namely, Lazi Tofu, Wanshifa and Century Red, and two of them have obtained national patents for five products. At present, Lazi Bean Products Co., Ltd. has a large output, with about 35 employees all the year round, consuming up to 5,8 kilograms of soybeans a day, and the actual annual output value is nearly 1 million yuan. The main products are 9 series and 21 products of "Lazi" brand sufu, yuba and Xianggan, which are sold to Beijing, Changsha, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Urumqi and other places, and the products are in short supply. Beijing Satellite TV, Hunan Satellite TV and Hunan. "Wanshifang" and "Lazi" tofu have won many gold and silver awards at the Provincial Agricultural Fair. Fried dried green peppers in Youxian County will be fragrant at the World Expo, and will be "fragrant" at the Guangzhou Food Festival and the Asian Games.
method for making youxian fragrant dried bean curd: select fresh soybeans, remove impurities, wash them, soak them in water for several hours, then grind them into slurry, filter off bean dregs, heat them properly, put them in a container, stir them evenly with the mixed gypsum water, and when the soybean milk is about to solidify, drain out the water, scoop out the tofu flower with a ladle, manually drain the water of the tofu flower again with a filter cloth, and gently press and shape it, thus obtaining the fragrant dried bean curd.