The Stinky Tofu Experience

Miles and I had made a pact that we were going to try stinky tofu or chao do fu, before I left. We made that pact a reality today. We brought James along on the adventure, too.

We went to the Hou Hai area which is known for its person-made lakes, expensive Western beer, and a beautiful Hutong neighborhood. We ate lunch on a restaurant patio right on the lake. We had fun watching two brave or crazy people, depending on your perspective swim in the lake along with the ducks. The weather was perfect, warm, but not hot yet.

Miles decided that we all needed some liquid courage to face the smelly, smelly tofu! It really is smelly. We found an awesome rooftop bar where we could see all the Hutong roof tops. It was a pretty awesome site. I think I might want to have my going away party there!

After some beers, and the boys asking for directions, we smelled our way to the smelly tofu booth. The odd thing was that we had smelled it from so far away, yet when we got it into our hands, we couldn't really smell it. It was like it had burned our sense of smell! It was pretty nasty, though, but not as bad as I thought it would be. None of us could eat all of it! It was definitely a memorable experience. We had to get ice cream to cleanse the palate, though!