Talk:Stinky tofu

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As a Brit living in China I have only ever heard of this dish referred to as 'Smelly tofu' from both Chinese and foreigners. I hereby propose the article name be changed to 'Smelly tofu'. I understand this is a much better translation of 臭豆腐 in any case. This would also eliminate the need to explain that the character 臭 (chou) doesn't actually mean stinky.

From Chinadaily.com: "Smelly tofu causes havoc in plane" - http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2006-06/30/content_629895.htm

Thoughts? (Idiotic ally (talk) 09:26, 28 May 2008 (UTC))

[edit] External links

whats a website that tells you how to make this dish?

[edit] Chinese vs. Japenese

While I am generally opposed to gratuitous efforts to replace established Japanese terms with Chinese ones (this kind of thing is usually perpetrated by disgruntled Chinese speakers who feel that their language should predominate over Japanese), in this case I feel there are good grounds for using the Chinese name. After all, it is mainly eaten in China and is hardly known to the Japanese.

Hmm?Can I say that you are a digrunntled English speak who feel that Japanese language should dominate over Chinese?--209.89.123.159 03:15, 13 May 2005 (UTC)

Bathrobe

I don't see any Japanese on the page, unless you're talking about the word "tofu" itself. I don't believe it can be proved that "tofu" was borrowed originally either Chinese or Japanese. Besides, you're contradicting the statement I supported you on on Talk:Tofu, that "tofu" is now an English word. — Pekinensis 16:48, 17 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Do you feel that Chou Doufu should be removed? I had occasion here in China recently to see laowai referring to it as 'stinky tofu'. Perhaps it is best simply to leave 'chou doufu' in parentheses as the Chinese name.

Bathrobe 20 April 2005

I removed it, and did some other tidying. Somebody should really translate more information from the Chinese article, but I'm feeling lazy. — Pekinensis 15:35, 20 Apr 2005 (UTC)



how do you make this stinky tofu dish?


actually the stinky tofu was not marinated in a brine made from fermented vegetables. in the old tradition, it was made from fermented little haulm and a lot of pork or any other meat,right now people normally use zymogen. because the sanitation law.

the most customer are chinese. the fry stinky tofu nomally have two different color, one is golden, the other is black(finished product).

i am a chinese and i am one of famous city which like eating stinky tofu. my city`s stinky tofu is black. as i known the smell did not nausea. people tell me the bad smell just happend during the production. when stinky tofu is finished we will pour piquancy sauce and some chinese sauce on the tofu, then the smell is very good. nobody dispute it in my city. some of city eat stinky tofu without any sauce, one of the reasion is part of stinky tofu is empty, then the empty stinky tofu will drink in some sauce, then the taste will getting very better. if you do not carefull enough it will blow up when you try to crunch it.

it is a small story: there is a old lady, she live in a deep lane. she made stinky tofu one hundred piece, just one hundred, not more or not less. but people stand in a line to wanting her stinky tofu every day, and every one have a amount limit. in my city also have great snack restaurant which name is "huo gong dian", the most famouse eating is stinky tofu, not olny can find in night market, this situation is same to others city.--212.120.84.185 22:24, 27 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Amy Kilvington?

Who is s/he? Name is mentioned in the Trivia section; nothing on Wikipedia, only Google result is for this article. Is it a typo?--Anchoress 02:34, 23 May 2006 (UTC)

Oh, it's gone.--Anchoress 00:18, 5 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Use of passive voice in article

I just added the original research tag due to this paragraph:

"From a distance, the odor of stinky tofu is said to resemble that of sewage or a garbage dump, even by its enthusiasts. In spite of stinky tofu's smell, the flavor is surprisingly mild. Some have compared it to the taste of blue cheese. It is said the more it smells, the better it tastes."

Please rewrite this in a non-passive voice. Talking from the third person like that without citing references (Who claims that the odor of stinky tofu resembles a garbage dump?) is generally frowned upon in Wikipedia. 71.177.5.112 05:57, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Stop vandalizing this page!!!

japenese dragon doesn't exist,nor does red cheese,or Oprah.And, i swear that if you add one more patrick in to it, Micheal Jackson dressed as a clown will chop you in to taco meat and eat you, and then vomit you out, and then eat you again, and a grue came and eat you and Micheal Jackson.