Sour and Spicy Bean Curd Cubes

Among Xie Baochen’s ten recipes in the chapter on bean curd in his Summary of Vegetarian Food, he bubbles with enthusiasm over this one, leaving no doubt that it is his favourite.

‘Cube the bean curds and deep-fry them. Then cook them with soy sauce, vinegar and chilli powder, and they are crisply pleasant to the palate. I am addicted to this dish!’