Mmm...Stinky Tofu

It took me almost four months. Four months of going to the night market, thinking about trying it, smelling it, and deciding to pass. Ah yes, stinky tofu.

Despite several failed attempts to actually eat it, I kept telling myself that one day I would finally gather up the courage and get past the warm dog food smell and try it. No joke, even the locals think it smells terrible.

Well, tonight was that night. I was at the Shilin Night Market with one of the Chinese Teachers and she finally convinced me to try it. So I expected her to order a piece of it for me to sample. Nope. She ordered an entire plate of it. Thanks Drew.

So I'm sitting there shocked to see so much of it and just inhaling that horrible smell. Yummy. I take up the chopsticks, grab a nice chunk of it, dip it in the sauce, and...I liked it!?!? Huh??? What??? That wasn't supposed to happen. I actually liked it. I almost finished the whole plate. I have no idea how to describe it but it was good.

My world has been turned upside down. My prejudice was all wrong. Does this mean I should give warm dog food a shot? Whoa, let's just hold on a second. I think the stinky tofu is talking...