1958年4月12日，毛主席視察火宮殿，并品嘗了火宮殿的湘菜和小吃，當吃到火宮殿臭豆腐的時候，毛主席說：火宮殿的臭豆腐聞起來臭，吃起來香……火宮殿臭豆腐以“聞起來臭，吃起來香”而聞名于世。上至國家領導人，下至黎民百姓對火宮殿臭豆腐無不稱道，從而刮起一陣百余年的“火宮殿臭豆腐”美食之風。成為長沙火宮殿臭豆腐獨特文化現(xiàn)象。
追根溯源，自清同治年間至今，火宮殿臭豆腐置根于長沙已近200年，其臭豆腐鹵水配方及嚴格的工藝流程仍沿襲姜氏祖?zhèn)鳎瑲v經(jīng)代代傳承，始終保持著火宮殿臭豆腐原汁原味的本色。
On April 12th, 1958, Chairman Mao visited Huogogndian and tasted Hunan dishes and snacks here. When he tasted stinky tofu, he said: “Stinky Tofu in Huogongdian smells stinky but tastes delicious.” That is exactly why Stinky Tofu in Huogongdian is so well-known throughout the country.
It has acquired great compliment from nation leaders to common people, becoming a unique culture in Huogongdian. Early in Tongzhi period of Qing Dynasty, Stinky Tofu in Huogongdian has been rooted in Changsha for nearly 200years. Carrying on its Jiang family’s ancestral formula of brine and making processes, Stinky Tofu in Huogongdian has been keeping its authentic taste and flavour.
