With the full name “Wang Zhihe Fermented Bean Curd Science Museum”, this museum displays the fermentation process of fermented bean curd and other historical origins of various derivative products. By means of display boards, video and interaction among other ways, it systematically introduces the development history, processing technology and nutritional knowledge of such unique product with national characteristics.
After walking into the building, you will view the Wang Zhihe Historical and Cultural Corridor. One day in 1669, Wang Zhihe pickled the unsold bean curd and invented the fermented bean curd by accident. Since then, Wang started to sell the stinky bean curd and opened the mill named “Wang Zhihe South Sauce Garden” in 1678. This food became popular and was even introduced into the Forbidden City as a daily dish for Empress Dowager Cixi, who called it qingfang (green cube). After more than 300 years of development, Wang Zhihe has become a leading brand in the fermented bean curd industry.
This museum embraces a traditional processing zone, where models of stone mill, knives, jars, cloth bags among other utensils used for making tofu in Wang Zhihe South Sauce Garden are displayed, to reproduce the scenes of all processes including soy-bean milk boiling, brine adding and soy-bean milk filtering. In addition, the interactive zone here is well welcomed by children. They can answer questions written on the cards named “wisdom fruits” hung on the tree of knowledge under the help of inquiry machine, entertaining themselves at the same time enriching their knowledge.
How do Wang’s hongfang (red cube),baifang (white cube) and qingfang (green cube) stay fresh without any antiseptics? Do you want to personally observe the microbe expediting the fermentation of bean curd and explore the mysterious microbial world with microscope? What does the fermented bean curd contain? What are other excellent matches for fermented bean curd in addition to steamed bun? You will find all these funning answer in the fermented bean curd nutrition zone. Of course, you can also learn how to make fermented tofu dishes under the help of cookbooks and videos. If you are the lucky dog, you will enjoy the opportunity of free taste.
