湖南臭豆腐为长沙传统的特色名吃，长沙当地人又称臭干子。色墨黑，外焦里嫩，鲜而香辣。 焦脆而不糊、细嫩而不腻、初闻臭气扑鼻，细嗅浓香诱人。

1958年4月12日，毛主席视察火宫殿，并品尝了火宫殿的湘菜和小吃，当吃到火宫殿臭豆腐的时候，毛主席说：火宫殿的臭豆腐闻起来臭，吃起来香……火宫殿臭豆腐以“闻起来臭，吃起来香”而闻名于世。上至国家领导人，下至黎民百姓对火宫殿臭豆腐无不称道，从而刮起一阵百余年的“火宫殿臭豆腐”美食之风。成为长沙火宫殿臭豆腐独特文化现象。

追根溯源，自清同治年间至今，火宫殿臭豆腐置根于长沙已近200年，其臭豆腐卤水配方及严格的工艺流程仍沿袭姜氏祖传，历经代代传承，始终保持着火宫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.