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Stinky Tofu

October 31, 2009 | RSS | EMAIL | PRINT | 1 COMMENTS

Back when I went to Hong Kong in June I got a warning from Elizabeth that I would likely smell the worst thing ever, and it was stinky tofu. Well, she was right, the smell quite literally stuck with me for two hours and I thought I was going to vomit. Not entirely surprisingly, stinky tofu has topped this list of the ten smelliest foods in Asia. Here's how the describe the scent:

Asian street carts sell this dish--aged, fermented bean curd soaked in a putrid, inky vat as a midday snack. The marinade can be made from bamboo shoots, herbs and dried shrimp, all perfectly aromatic ingredients--except when it sits in room temperature for 14 days (or more). The smellier, the better, but even when served with a side of chili sauce, it remains doubtful that the rancid bean curd tastes any better than decaying bleu cheese sitting in two-day old garbage.

via The Browser // Tags: asia, food, hongkong, smell


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It's pretty stinky and there is quite a bit of it in Taiwan. I haven't tried it and don't plan on doing so. The smell never really stuck on me, but it smells pretty bad.

October 31, 2009