Blessed Soybean Curd
花园镇豆花
Garden Town (in Sichuan Province) is famous for its soybean curd made with stone-mill, which is as white as snow, as soft as marshmallow. Story has it that when Liu Bang’s son Liu Chang, King of Huainan was demoted to Yong Dian (today’s Garden Town) with his wife surnamed Yong. They were in deep love with each other. During the day when Liu Chang practiced his calligraphy, his wife would stand by his desk and grind ink for him, serving him with tea and desserts. She had a secret ingredient for soybean curd which was widely spread in Garden Town. After her death, the soybean curd had become popular in the neighborhood. People thought it was blessed by the soul of Yong, hence named it as Blessed Soybean Curd.