Ban Doufu

In the middle of a Shanghai heat wave, my appetite was as languid as the weather, but I longed for some oj the local specialities, especially something light and simple. A friend directed me to a small private restaurant where the quality was uneven but this cold appetiser made from fresh bean curd was a delectable treat. China is the place where soybeans were first cultivated over three thousands years ago. By the first millennium B.C., the soybean was already enshrined as