LA Times: Neighbor complaints get a classic ‘stinky’ dish booted from local restaurant

"...A Taiwanese restaurant in San Gabriel received violation notices and citations regarding the odor of its signature dish, stinky tofu...."

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https://www.latimes.com/food/story/2026-03-23/san-gabriel-stinky-tofu-neighbor-complaints

#stinkytofu #tofu

"On Feb. 9 of last year, Yen said, her agency conducted an odor concentration test at the restaurant, which detected odor levels over 10 times the legal limit."

I never realised there was a legal limit to the stinkiness of stinky tofu 😅 (disclosure: I personally really like stinky tofu).

#Taiwan #StinkyTofu #台灣 #臭豆腐

Taipei to re-inspect stinky tofu shop with NT$585k in odor violations - Focus Taiwan

https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202602120008

Christopher Saint Cavish took a Noma chef and fermentation expert to Shaoxing, for furu and stinky tofu. Nice, if all-too-rapid run through the production processes and the enjoyment of consumption.

https://youtu.be/B7mF1AkVTUw

I've been really enjoying the Saint Cavish tiny docos on Chinese cuisine. Thanks to whoever it was here who posted a link to the episode on Guizhou's chilli culture. It's a great channel, much fun, high production quality.

https://www.youtube.com/@saintcavish

#SaintCavish #furu #stinkyTofu #fermenting

I've reduced the volume of my music so that I can hear the palak paneer knocking at my door.

Yes, it will be the palak paneer itself knocking.

I asked for max spiciness. I hope my mouth catches on fire.

(Stranger things have happened, like when I had stinky tofu in Taiwan. The waitresses were giggling. They were sorely disappointed when I ate it. True, it stinks, but it tastes so good!)

#PalakPaneer #music #StinkyTofu

Considers starting a YouTube channel.

#Taiwan
#StinkyTofu
#Keelung

thinking to head to taipei for a week in jan. has been a good decade+ since i was there last... cant remember what areas are good to stay in....

any recommendations?!?

#taiwan #taipei #StinkyTofu