Description
An evolved stall food where intensely smelling 'Stinky Tofu' is cut into long French-fry-like sticks, deep-fried crispy, and topped with Western sauces like cheese or honey mustard.
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Raw stinky tofu
- Favorite sauce (Cheese
- Honey mustard
- etc.)
- Pao Cai(Pickled cabbage)
- Frying oil
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe]
- [Stinky Tofu Prep] Prepare raw 'Stinky Tofu' steeped in fermentation brine. Instead of regular square blocks, cut into 1cm-thick long sticks like shoestring French fries.
- Lightly wipe surface moisture off the cut stinky tofu with paper towels.
- Drop into 180°C hot oil, frying until the tofu sticks float and the entire surface is golden and 'ultra-crunchy' (being long and thin gives a larger crispy surface area than regular stinky tofu).
- Drain oil thoroughly and plate in a paper cup (or bowl) like fries.
- [Sauce Topping] Garnishing with Taiwan's sweet/sour 'Pao Cai' (pickled cabbage) is standard, but for youth, it's generously drenched in 'Cheddar cheese sauce', 'Honey mustard', 'Mentaiko mayo', or 'Thai sweet chili sauce'.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Fermented odor and rich sauce aroma
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Cut Atsuage into sticks and fry (no smell)
Pairing
Tapioca Milk Tea or Fruit Soda
Trivia
[For Youth] A new-gen stinky tofu born in Yilan's Luodong Night Market that quickly spread nationwide. Because it's thin, it's crunchier and feels milder in smell than regular stinky tofu. The strong Western sauces make it a pop snack easy for beginners to try.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Pierce with a bamboo skewer, experiencing the new 'stinky-delicious' sensation where rich Western sauces and intense fermented odor chaotically mix in your mouth!
Allergen
Soy, Wheat, (Dairy etc. depending on sauce)