Stinky tofu (臭豆腐)

Certainly the smelliest food in the cityof Shanghai, stinky tofu — fermented and plenty offensive to the nose — is one of Shanghai’s favorite snacks, and one many foreigners love to hate. Our view: you can’t hate it until you give it a try. Deep fried and doused with soybean paste and red chili sauce, the crispy outer shell of the oddly mild food (considering its stench) encases crumbly and almost sweet tofu. You know you’ve become a true Shanghailander when you smell this stuff from two blocks away and start running towards it — and learn that the really good stuff doesn’t actually smell that bad. It’s Shanghai cheese.  It smells just like stinky cheese
Try: Yunnan Nan Lu, near Yan’an Lu 云南南路, 近延安路