Stinky

When a FB post posted on a stinky tofu stall right here in Kuching, I asked hubby to try last month.

Yeyan Food Court in Jalan Simpang Tiga. No, I haven't been there although we did went there once last year but the food court wasn't opened then. So basically it was my first time there and bought something from one of the stalls.

The stall just started when I was there before 5pm. Few orders in front of me, so I waited pretty long for mine. 

2 choices; Thai styled tofu and Charcoal tofu, flavour of spicy and non spicy. I opted to try Thai styled, spicy and non spicy. RM8 per portion. We had them in the car. Nice to have them while they are still warm. 

In the biodegradeble takeaway boxes, one held our stinky tofu with the Thai chilli sauce. No stench detected from me. My first thought was "No foul smell, not bad after all. I can take this stinky tofu." Hubby commented that real stinky tofu will be very smelly as it was fermented for longer time. These tofu weren't that long, so not that smelly. 

Oh boy! I should not judge too fast! As I tasted one of non-spicy tofu, it took me a good self-control not to puke the whole thing out from my mouth. Once it was in my mouth, the stench and pungent taste appeared. Oh dear, the first piece was the hardest to digest!! The tofu was crispy on outside, soft inside but the unpleasant taste was not something I enjoyed. 

Then I tried the tofu with chilli sauce. Much better than the sweet tofu as the spiciness covered the fermented taste, but I could still detect the pungent aroma. Somehow it got easier to accept as I took the next pieces. 

I took around 5 pieces of the stinky tofu, while remaining went into hubby's tummy. He liked it. He took alot of this Cantonese dish when he was studying in KL. 

Ta-da!! Now I have tasted stinky tofu! No, I don't think I would be tasting it again. At least I tried it. Taste once, it's done for me. Lol. The taste lingered pretty quite sometime in my mouth even after I brushed my teeth once we reached home!!! 😂