​Which place is the dish of tofu box

Many people don't know what "tofu box" is when they hear it. In fact, it is a very famous dish in Shandong area, especially in Zibo, so tofu box belongs to Shandong cuisine. It has a delicate and smooth taste, and you will have an endless aftertaste after eating it. Moreover, tofu box can preserve the nutritional value of tofu to the greatest extent, allowing you to gain health while experiencing delicious food, so it is widely popular among people.

1. Which place is the tofu box dish from?

Tofu box, also known as Shandong tofu box and Qi tofu box, is a traditional Han dish in Zibo City, Shandong Province, and belongs to the Shandong cuisine. The main ingredient is tofu. According to legend, when Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty was on a southern tour, he once visited Boshan. When he was entertained with a meal, the dish of tofu box was served. Qianlong praised it highly after eating it. It has a delicate taste, rich aroma, chewy skin and tender filling, and leaves a long aftertaste. Its fragrance and beauty cannot be expressed in words or language.

Raw materials

Ingredients: 25 grams of dried shrimp, 50 grams each of lean pork, winter bamboo shoots and mushrooms, cut into minced pieces, and 500 grams of tofu.

Seasoning: peanut oil, salt, MSG, oil, soy sauce, rice vinegar, wet starch, sesame oil.

2. Production process

First, cut the tofu into 6-centimeter squares and 2-inch long cubes, fry them in peanut oil until golden brown, then cut a piece of skin on one side of the tofu block (one side does not need to be cut off, as it will serve as a box lid), scoop out the tofu inside, fill it with the prepared filling, and close the "box lid". There are many kinds of fillings, including three-fresh filling (dried shrimp, shrimp, pork), crab roe filling, chicken filling, etc. Generally, pork filling, assorted filling or vegetarian filling are used. The method of making pork filling is to soak dried shrimps and black fungus in warm water, chop pork, dried shrimps, black fungus, onion, ginger and meat into minced respectively; put peanut oil in a wok, bring it to a boil, then add onion, ginger and meat and stir-fry until 80% cooked, add dried shrimps, black fungus and salt, stir well and put them into a plate, add amomum powder or pepper powder and mix well, fill it into a tofu box, cover it and put it into a plate, stack it into a tower shape, steam it in a steamer for about 5 minutes and take it out. Put sesame oil in another spoon, add onion, ginger and chopped garlic after it boils, add vinegar, fungus, green vegetables, bamboo shoots, soy sauce and soup. Thicken the soup after it boils, and pour it on the tofu box when it is thick.

3. Features

Cut the tofu into even rectangular blocks, a total of twelve blocks, and fry them in a pan with 60% to 70% hot oil until they turn golden brown. Take out the tofu cores on a flat plate and put the fried fillings between the tofu blocks. Steam them in a steamer for a quarter of an hour, take them out and pour the sauce on them. The juice is made with black fungus, cucumber slices and tomato slices, and has a salty and fresh taste with a slightly sour taste. The vegetarian and meat dishes are cleverly matched, with a delicate taste, rich aroma, chewy skin and tender filling, leaving a long aftertaste. Its fragrance and beauty cannot be expressed in words or language. Only by tasting it yourself can you feel the incomparable charm of this delicacy. It gives people all-round enjoyment and pleasure in color, fragrance, taste, meaning and shape.

4. Food precautions

Tofu and celery; do not eat with sour vinegar, otherwise it will easily damage your teeth; do not eat with cucumber.

Tofu and spinach; should not be eaten with tofu.

Tofu and wild rice stem; should not be eaten together with tofu, as eating them together can easily form stones.

Tofu and honey; eating honey and tofu together can easily cause diarrhea.

Tofu and radish; it is strictly forbidden to eat them with oranges, otherwise you will easily suffer from goiter.

Tofu and pumpkin; do not eat with vegetables and fruits rich in vitamin C; do not eat with mutton, as eating them together can easily cause jaundice and beriberi (vitamin B1 deficiency).

Tofu and leeks; do not eat them with spinach, as eating them together will have a laxative effect and easily cause diarrhea; do not eat them with beef, as eating them together will make people irritable and get irritated.

Tofu and bamboo shoots; should not be eaten with tofu, as eating them together can easily cause constipation; should not be eaten with sugar or lamb liver.

Tofu and sweet potato; cannot be eaten with persimmons, as the two will form gastric persimmon stones, causing bloating, stomach pain, vomiting, and in severe cases, gastric bleeding, which is life-threatening; it should also not be eaten with bananas.

Tofu and mustard greens; do not eat them with crucian carp, otherwise it will easily cause edema.