Long long ago, there was a young man who made his living by tofu. One day, the tofu was not sold out. In order to keep the tofu fresh, he cut it into pieces and mixed some flavors (香料)in. Then he put it into a crock (瓦罐). Several days later, he opened the crock and found that the smell was terrible, but he tasted a piece. To his surprise, the taste was nice. An idea came into his mind (脑海) —maybe the smelly (臭的) tofu would be a kind of special food. As expected, the smelly tofu became popular with local people. Soon it was well-known all over the whole nation.
Now smelly tofu is the most special food in Hunan. And it is recommended (推荐) to all the people around the world.
Although the smelly tofu smelt terrible, it was expensive.