The famous snacks (1)---bean curd slice ( Gan Tofu)

What is the most famous snack of Jin zhou city? I think, it should be the bean curd slice. The locals call it Gan tofu, means "dry bean curd slice". For this snack, different areas give it different name, even in the same province. Some people called it " Tofu pi"------skin of tofu. But actually, most north-eastern people think "Tofu pi" is another kind of Tofu, quite different with "Gan tofu".

Jin zhou's Gan tofu is fomous for its super-thinness, just like a thin paper. One time, my American friend, Chuck covered one piece of the Gan tofu on his cigarette box, the cigarette's brand can be recognized.

Eating this snack involves a rather ritual, not complicated. Preparing some leaves of shallot, then using one slice of the Gan tofu to wrap the leaves. Finally, dipping into a salty sauce.

You know, my friend, Chuck discovered a new way to eat the snack. He wrapped the Gan tofu around some slices of cucumber, then dipped into the sauce. He ate it as a kind of cookie.