Chinese legend is now global player

Legend recalls that stinky tofu was created by the scholar Wang Zhihe in 1669 during the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911).

After he failed his imperial exam, he stayed in Beijing and made his living by selling tofu. Business was slow.

Then one day, with huge amounts of unsold tofu on his hands, he decided to cut it into small cubes and put them in a jar. Days later, he opened the jar and noticed that the tofu had a distinctive odor after turning a greenish color.