“Stinky tofu”, is a kind of private side dish. Because the taste is special, some people like it, some people don't like it.

In the winter in the north, my mother always cooks cabbage and turnips.Occasionally, there is a piece of white tofu, which is also a guest at home, cut into small pieces and eaten with green onions and soy bean paste.

Stinky tofu is made from the leftovers of my mother's tofu mixing.The mother first salted the remaining crushed tofu and put it in a transparent canned bottle.After closing the lid, seal it with a layer of cotton and white cloth, and then tie the bottle tightly with a few turns around the rope.

等母亲做完这些，我便小心翼翼地从母亲手里接过罐头瓶，踩上小凳子，把这半瓶的豆腐放到厨房烟囱的出口处，那里有风，也有一日三餐烧饭的温度。这样可以让豆腐更快的发酵，变成臭豆腐。

White bean curd after salting will bean curd out of the bean juice, bean juice by the chimney of the hot smoke to produce a natural yeast group, and bean curd to produce acid changes. Originally a bottle of salt water tofu will become a special smell of rotten tofu mold. In addition to the soy bean itself, but also to increase the smooth soybean oil.

不过三五日的功夫，等肉眼看到白豆腐的表面有了一层浅绿色地霉菌之后，打开盖子再闻，一股黄豆特有的香味直扑入鼻。喜欢它的人口舌生津，不喜欢的人，会掩面而逃。

晚饭的时候，我把一块臭豆腐夹浸在热腾腾的馒头里，一口咬下去，馒头的麦香沁着臭豆腐的霉香，人间美味，也不过如此。

If stinky tofu can be sandwiched in scallion pancakes, it is not heaven delicious food. Unfortunately, the mother rarely do scallion pancakes, steamed bread is often to steam. Therefore, when I was a child, I was very satisfied to eat steamed bread with a piece of stinky tofu.

因为臭豆腐的味道极其“坚强”，即便是吃完漱口，身上也难免会有味道。所以家里吃臭豆腐的时间也是有要求的。中午不能吃，有客人来的时候不能吃，要是有饭后出去串门的安排，一整天都不能吃。所以即便是半瓶臭豆腐，我也是很久才能吃完的。每次吃完都会乖乖地漱口，还要及时把外衣换掉。

When I grew up, I went to school and seldom came home. I haven't had the stinky bean curd made by my mother for a long time.

There are also many places in the city selling stinky tofu, there are similar to the kind of mother made, but also made with black beans. They come in different colors, but they are all fried and served with several different hot sauces or sauces. Once in a while, it doesn't taste good enough.

In the supermarket also has the soy bean curd, buys a bottle to go home, and the steamed bread clamps eats together, also can not eat the childhood satisfaction and the happiness.

In my memory, making stinky tofu is my mother's unique skills, but also the joy of my childhood food. The unique smell of stinky tofu, now that I think of it, I still miss it very much!