No, nowadays, the inventors of tofu include Leyi, Liu Chang (Wengchun), Liu An, Wang Mang, Guan Yu, etc., and Liu An's invention theory is the most widely known.
Due to differences in judgment on the content and nature of the murals in the Dahuting Han Tomb in Mi County, Henan Province, there are still fierce disputes about the inventor and era of tofu.
The most popular and well-known "patent" for the invention of "tofu" was awarded to Liu An, King of Huainan in the Western Han Dynasty (179 BC - 122 BC). It is said that Liu An, who was obsessed with refining elixirs for immortality, accidentally dropped brine into soy milk while refining elixirs with other alchemists at Bagong Mountain in Huainan City, Anhui Province today, and the earliest tofu in human history was born.
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The ancients, especially those engaged in tofu making in ancient times, denied that Liu An was the inventor of tofu, mainly because Liu An later conspired to usurp the throne and did not die well. . In ancient China, where the concept of loyalty was prevalent, conspiring to usurp the throne was the first of the "heinous crimes". Liu An was naturally not welcomed by tofu manufacturers and enjoyed the "honor" of the inventor of tofu.
Under the background that all walks of life are keen to involve celebrities as the "ancestors" of the industry, the ancient Chinese tofu manufacturers also found a famous "ancestor" for the industry - Wu Sheng Guan Yu !
As a result, Guan Yu, the famous general of the Shu Han Dynasty in the Three Kingdoms, was inexplicably revered as "" After becoming the Patriarch of Tofu, he was inexplicably "gifted" with a crown of "The Patriarch of Tofu". "Guan Yunchang sells tofu - people are tough but goods are not tough" and other witty afterthoughts have also spread in society.
Reference for the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Tofu