Tofu pudding is a classic delicacy in Sichuan and Chongqing. Place a small amount of it in the dipping sauce and savor it. The spicy taste and aroma explode on the palate as the tofu pudding slides down the throat. The refreshing and smooth texture brings a long aftertaste.
Hegoubian Tofu Pudding Restaurant is located in a small alley near Longxing Farmer's Market in Longsheng New Town, Liangjiang New Area. People, if not regular customers, need navigation aids and to ask for directions to find it.
"Chef, I want a bowl of tofu pudding and a braised pork with preserved vegetables in soy sauce." "The same for me!" … It was a rainy day. Even so, there were many people in the restaurant, with unceasing shouts for ordering and serving.
In the restaurant opened 33 years ago, tofu pudding is the signature dish favored among frequent diners.
How is the taste? Ms. Cai, who lives nearby and frequents it, said: "Yummy, you should try!" Other diners laughed and nodded to stamp their approval!
To scoop up and eat the delicious tofu pudding both require skills. The chef held a bowl in his left hand and a spoon in the right. She quickly scooped up a block and flipped it into the bowl, and then some soup. The tofu started to "sway" in the bowl.
You need to make your own sauce. Green pepper, red pepper, chopped green onion, coriander, pickles, and whatever you like!
Don't stir! Generally, you should first pick up the tofu near the edge of the bowl. For a tofu gourmet, nothing is left in the bowl at last beside the clear soup.
Diners are also impressed by the cold dishes in the restaurant, such as the pork with garlic sauce and houttuynia cordata, with the heirloom chili oil. A taste will draw forth 100% satisfaction and a sense of happiness.
"I think houttuynia cordata is better than the tofu pudding," said Mr. Tian who works in Longsheng New Town.
"The vegetables are fresh. The houttuynia cordata was grown in the wild and purchased from farmers, so it is most tender and fresh." According to the owner Wang Chunqiu, the menu is not set. She will never buy vegetables not fresh or sell seconds.
Her "stubbornness" reflects her idea of ingredients first. The taste has not changed a bit for 33 years because of the freshness of the ingredients.
"I'm 51 years old. The restaurant was officially set up in 1987. There used to be a lot of people for agricultural fairs. The restaurant opened at 2 o'clock in the morning. Most customers would order tofu pudding, and today they still will." Wang Chunqiu greeted the customers and joked, "I was a little girl when took the restaurant from my sister, and now I am old!"
Hegoubian Tofu Pudding Restaurant opens at noon now, but the business is good. "We served nearly 30 tables every day, and most diners are regular." Meanwhile, the reporter saw that some people were still drinking in a corner. It was 3 o'clock in the afternoon. It is indeed prosperous!
How is the tofu pudding in Hegoubian Restaurant next to the farmers' market different from that you tried before? Check it out yourself!
Reminder: Hegoubian Tofu Pudding Restaurant opens at noon. Search "Longxing Farmer's Market" in the navigation app for self-driving. Park the car in the parking lot free of charge near Longhua Road and walk through the "Longxing Farmer's Market", and you will see a restaurant named "Turkish Guy Barbecue," and then you just need to turn left into the alley.