Wu Hui-min, a stinky tofu professional, points out that if the tofu isn't stinky it won't be fragrant. Good stinky tofu "smells bad to the nose but good to the mouth." To put it another way, it's stinky uncooked, but after being cooked its sweet aroma wafts off in all directions.
業者吳慧敏指出，臭豆腐不臭則不香，好的臭豆腐「聞之臭、食之香」，換句話說，生的時候很臭，但炸過以後應該是芳香四溢的。