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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Molly Tait-Hyland

Andrew Wong’s secret ingredient: fermented bean curd

Lao Gan Ma preserved bean curd in chilli oil.
Lao Gan Ma preserved bean curd in chilli oil. Photograph: PR

Fermented bean curd is about as close as we get to cheese in China. Basically, it’s tofu soaked in a mixture of salt and chilli. Traditionally, in its purist form, people eat it with congee and use it as a condiment.

My grandpa used to eat it on toast - but I wouldn’t recommend that as it’s really, really strong and it can almost corrode the top of your mouth.

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