🍽️ Guangchang Sweet Tofu

City sweet tofu pudding with peanut sugar.

Guangchang Sweet Tofu is a classic sweet treat of old-town Shantou, Guangdong, named for the square and bridge area where stalls once clustered. Soybeans are ground and lightly curdled into an extremely tender tofu pudding that melts on the tongue, milky white and semi-set. It is served in a bowl with white or rock-sugar syrup and a sprinkle of toasted peanut pieces, either warm or chilled. Shantou tofu pudding leans sweet, prized for clean, moist bean aroma, quite unlike savory versions. Smooth, sweet and refreshing, it is a local way to beat the heat, cut grease or to take at breakfast or teatime. Street shops scoop it fresh to order; a bowl with an oyster omelet or rice cake makes a lazy half-day in old Shantou, and it is an easy first taste of Teochew sweet-soup culture for visitors.