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by weaksauce 1826 days ago
good god was stinky tofu awful when i tried it. smelled like sock and tasted worse. I almost want to see if my tastes have changed enough over the years to appreciate it now but back then it was simply awful.
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How do you know when it’s gone rancid?
it was an actual dish that is popular in china and not spoiled food. traditionally it's fermented.
I know. I’m asking if it goes bad, how would you even know when the smell is bad before it is rancid.
You'd be wise to be careful with stinky tofu, at least in many places.

The safest methods simply marinate tofu in fermented amaranth; the tofu itself isn't aged. But there's many approaches to it with and without questionable safety practices. I'm not sure comparisons to blue cheese or koji-fermented products are appropriate.

https://roadsandkingdoms.com/2019/stinky-tofu-in-shaoxing/