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Professionals sniff out pungent smells in stinky tofu blocks

By Feng Zhiwei in Changsha and Wang Xiaoyu in Beijing | China Daily | Updated: 2019-05-27 07:47

In a steel sink with liquid the color of tarmac gurgling in it, Zhou Chengrong slowly lowered his hands into it and gingerly fished out a chunk of bean curd with a gray hue on its edges.

The signature funky odor from hours of fermentation in a herb and spice-based brine "hit" Zhou in the nose.

However, the 44-year-old remained expressionless as he held the slab in his palms and took a deep breath to examine the smell.

Professionals sniff out pungent smells in stinky tofu blocks

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