臭美夏丐尊先生尝言,在上海街头的各种叫卖声中,卖臭豆腐的声音使他感触良多,因为那“说真方、卖假药,挂羊头、卖狗肉的”,往往以香为号召,实际却是臭的。卖臭豆腐的居然不欺骗大众,言行一致,名副其实,不欺世,不盗名。这呼声,俨然是一种愤世嫉俗的激越的讽刺。排除了愤世嫉俗的成分,臭豆腐到底是臭是香,是一个吃出来的悖论。豆腐既臭,犹如白马非马,豆腐的普遍性既丧,因此它肯定、也必须以臭来作为其惟一的存在理据。街上摆摊卖臭豆腐的,也常以“不臭不要钱”来彰显自己的商业信誉。论证至此,本应告一段落,可以不再争论,可是,逐臭之夫们偏要横生枝节,他们异口同声地指出:臭乃是对于臭豆 Smell the summer Beggar Mr. taste, all kinds of cries in the streets of Shanghai, selling stinky tofu made him feel a lot, because that “tell the truth, selling fake medicine, hanging head, selling dog’s meat,” often In order to call incense, but it is actually stinky. Sell ​​stinky tofu actually do not deceive the public, the same words and deeds, be worthy of the name, do not deceive, not stolen. This cry is like a cynical and provocative irony. Exclusion of cynical elements, stinky tofu in the end is smelly incense, is to eat a paradox. Tofu is not only stinky, it is like a white horse and a horse. The universality of tofu is both mourning. Therefore, it must be certain that stink is the only justification for its existence. Street stall selling stinky tofu, often “not stinky do not want money” to highlight their business reputation. Argument so far, it should come to an end, no longer arguable, however, the smell of the husband who was partial to trivial, they unanimously pointed out: smell but for stinky beans