Changsha stinky tofu

{{Short description|Hunan cuisine snack}}

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| title =Changsha stinky tofu

| label1 =Simplified|data1=长沙臭豆腐

| label2 =Traditional|data2=長沙臭豆腐

| label3 =Also translated as|data3=Changsha-style stinky tofu

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File:Changsha-style Stinky Tofu at Huogongdian (20180222183104).jpg

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Changsha stinky tofu or stinky dry food{{cite web | title=Stinky Tofu | website=People's Daily | url=http://en.people.cn/n3/2018/0131/c313938-9422121.html |author= |date=January 31, 2018 }} ({{zh|s=长沙臭豆腐|t=長沙臭豆腐|l=Changsha smelly bean curd}}), known in Chinese as Changsha chou doufu, also translated as Changsha-style stinky tofu,{{cite web | title=The Top 10 of Changsha: Attractions, What to Eat & Where to Stay | website=Welcome to China | url=https://welcometochina.com.au/the-top-15-hotels-in-changsha-3112.html |author= |date=Jan 5, 2016 }} is a traditional snack in Changsha, Hunan,{{cite web | title=Changsha Luo Ji stinky tofu, delicious and not smelly | website=Sina News | url=https://news.sina.com.tw/article/20210220/37671910.html | author= | date=2021-02-20 | access-date=2021-09-10 | archive-date=2021-09-10 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210910113524/https://news.sina.com.tw/article/20210220/37671910.html | url-status=dead }} which belongs to Hunan cuisine.{{cite web | title=Intangible cultural heritage on the tip of your tongue | website=The Paper | url=https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_10690759|author= |date=2021-01-07}} It is one of the renowned stinky tofu in Southern China.{{cite web | title=Stinky tofu as a rich source of bioavailable S-equol in Asian diets | website=ResearchGate | url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/271636566|author= |date=13 April 2013}}

Changsha stinky tofu, along with Yongfeng chili sauce and Xiangtan lotus seeds, are referred to as the "Three Treasures of Hunan".{{cite web | website=cgi.gov.cn | title=Yongfeng chili sauce | url=http://www.cgi.gov.cn/Products/Detail/1667/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190329145248/http://www.cgi.gov.cn/Products/Detail/1667/ | archive-date=2019-03-29 | url-status=dead | language= | access-date=2021-09-10}} It is the most applauded one among the different types of stinky tofu throughout China.{{cite web | title=These may stink, but they are so delicious | website=Shanghai Daily | url=https://www.shine.cn/feature/taste/1901047661/ |author= |date=2019-01-10 }}

Changsha stinky tofu is famed for its spicy flavor, and unlike Sichuan stinky tofu, it has black crackling.{{cite web | title=What kind of experience is it to eat unauthentic hometown cuisine in another place? | website=China Daily | url=http://language.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202007/12/WS5f0a6090a310834817258cc7.html|author= |date= 2020-07-12}} The local people in Changsha call it chou ganzi (smelly jerky).{{cite web | title=Netizens selected top ten local cultural specialties | website=China News Service | url=http://www.chinanews.com/cul/2017/04-12/8197476.shtml |author= |date=2017-04-12 }}

Stinky tofu is one of the traditional Chinese snacks, and has been said to have a strong odor, yet a delicious taste.

There are considerable differences in the production methods and eating methods in various places. The ingredients can include soybeans, tempeh, sodium carbonate, etc. Stinky tofu is also called chouganzi(臭干子) in the south.