Braised Shredded Dried Tofu （Da Zhu Gan Si）

SINCE ancient times, people in the Jianghuai area (between the Yangtze and Huaihe rivers), have been producing a daz-zling variety of dishes made of bean products. The most renowned of these is surely Braised Shredded Dried Tofu (da zhu gan si).As the story goes, the Qing Emperor Qianlong made six tours to southern China, transiting Yangzhou every time. On the last occa-sion, local offi cials racked their brains trying to come up with new