Suining Hometown Flavors: A Taste of Nostalgia and Traditional Tofu

Suining, located at the junction of the Yilu Mountains and the Huaihai Plain, has a north-south-running Yellow River Gorge, forming a temperate, monsoon, land-based climate with seasonal variations.

Its unique location and soil environment have fostered Suining as a land of vegetables and melons.

Its long history has given rise to Suining's rich historical and cultural heritage. Its special geographical location has produced crops unique to Suining, and Suining cuisine has become a major highlight of Suining culture.

❂ Source of Longevity

Suining cuisine can be traced back to Peng Zu and his Great Peng clan. Cookery master Tao Wen Tai in 'A Brief History of Chinese Cuisine' called Peng Zu 'the first-generation professional chef in China'

❂ Unique Flavor

Suining cuisine is characterized by moderate saltiness, with emphasis on five kinds of spicy and pungent ingredients, five flavors, and clearness without dullness, richness without turbidity. It combines meat and vegetables, uses local plants and animals as ingredients, is natural and rustic, and reflects local customs and traditions. In addition, Suining has distinct four seasons, abundant ingredients, and various seasonal delicacies.

❂ Nutritious

Suining cuisine emphasizes 'food therapy and nourishment', and combines dietary habits with health care. 'The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine • Inner Questions' says, 'Five grains nourish, five fruits assist, five animals benefit, and five vegetables fill.' Eating Suining cuisine can satisfy one's appetite and also promote health.

❂ Widely Popular

Since the Reform and Opening-up Policy, Suining cuisine has been open to the world and has developed rapidly. Currently, Suining cuisine has formed nearly 2000 dishes featuring four main categories: tofu, whole lamb, vegetarian, and traditional cuisine. It is widely welcomed by diners from all over.

At the Xuzhou Chef Festival and the 5th 'Peng Zu Cup' Cooking Competition, Suining's new cuisine system – 'Golden Valley Feast • Mass Banquet', which was developed from the ancient recipes in 'Golden Valley Feast', won a gold medal.

Immediately launched a series of reports

Suining Cuisine - White Tofu

Let's take a look at Suining's culture and taste Suining's cuisine

Suining Cuisine – White Tofu

Tofu, loved by many, is known as 'plant meat' due to its rich nutrition.

Tofu, produced all over China. But I think, in all kinds of tofu, the best one is Suining's tofu!

suīníngdòufuSuining Tofu originated in the Han Dynasty, with unique craftsmanship.Even today, Suining still adheres to traditional methods, such as stone grinding, filtering juice, boiling in iron pots, and salt-based seasoning.Suining Tofu's production process concentrates a lot of history in this small block of tofu, telling many beautiful stories.

Suining Tofu

This legendary flavor is unforgettable

Legend has it that during the Three Kingdoms period, Peng Zu and Liu Bu were trapped in the city of Puyi together and were very fond of the local salted tofu. They ate together every day, and over time, her skin became as white and tender as tofu. Girls imitated her, and 'salted tofu' was called 'Tofu of Consort Cheng'

During the Chu-Han Wars, Liu Bang was defeated by Xiang Yu and fled to Suining, crossed the Su River, and was pursued to the present-day Sujingang Village, Lijiang Wang Village West, and sought refuge in a family named Qi. This girl kept Liu Bang hidden in a well and gave him tofu to eat when the pursuers left. Liu Bang ate several bowls of it and praised its flavor to be better than mountain delicacies and sea delicacies.

Since ancient times, Suining Tofu has been infused with a sense of. Starting from the era of 'big bowl and big wine', Suining Tofu has been passed down with a special existence, and it has become more fragrant with time. Those who insist on making it are the ones who make it consistently delicious.

Knowing Suining Tofu's past, let's explore Suining Tofu's present!

Suining Street Cherry Blossom Community Tang Liu Group Tang Selection Wealth, is a native of Suining, has been making tofu for more than 40 years, has his own 'secret recipe', every day produces tofu and sells it to the market, within an hour.

Using firewood to cook bean curd

It takes more than three hours to cook bean curd. Grinding, filtering, boiling, seasoning, cooling and forming, each process concentrates a lot of history.

The aroma of firewood and earthy soil creates the best tofu

After boiling bean curd, you can eat it.

40 years come and go, time passes, but the master's skill hasn't changed, and the flavor of the tofu hasn't changed. For old customers, it's a Suining taste that's frozen in time.

Inherited for a thousand years, Suining Tofu still presents itself in pure white.

A thousand-year history is concentrated in this block of tofu, and the impatient heart can slowly calm down. It's better to wait for it to be hot.

Many ways to eat Suining Tofu, such as boiling, stir-frying, deep-frying, grilling, and making soup.

Currently, Suining utilizes tofu as the main ingredient to create over one hundred local flavor dishes, such as white water tofu, hemp sprout tofu, home-style tofu, braised tofu, pot-bottom tofu, tofu soup, tofu meatballs, tofu skin, and tofu cakes.

Various ways to eat Suining Tofu

White Water Tofu: Original flavor, most authentic Suining flavor.

Hemp Sprouts with Tofu: It's a greeting from spring.

Salted Bean Curd with Tofu: Fresh and fragrant, it meets at this moment

Deep-fried Frozen Tofu: Frozen tofu cut into chunks, combined with pork, winter shoots, a savory Suining home-style flavor.

Fish Head Stew with Tofu: The freshness of fish combined with tofu's nourishing properties, it's always a cherished part of Suining's heart.

Radish Shreds with Bean Curd: Although originating from Huaiyang cuisine, besides Suining, where else can you use chopsticks to pull out bean curd?

Small tofu has many flavors, what kind do you like most?