What is the important role of steam in the tofu production process?
Tofu is a nutritious ingredient with a long history. The public’s love for tofu has promoted the advancement and development of tofu making technology. The main production process of tofu is first, pulping, that is, soybeans are made into soy milk; second, solidification, that is, the soy milk solidifies under the combined action of heat and coagulant into a gel containing a large amount of water, that is, tofu. In 2014, “Traditional Tofu Making Techniques” was selected into the fourth batch of representative projects of national intangible cultural heritage in China. This magical Chinese delicacy began to be endowed with more cultural connotations and inheritance significance in addition to its commodity value.