Tofu, which enjoyed widespread popularity among ordinary people, as it was used as a subject of rakugo (traditional comic storytelling) and the recipe book "A Hundred Delicacies of Tofu," published in the Edo period, could be made easily by anyone with sufficient experience, because the degree of processing was comparatively low.
江戸時代には、落語の題材になったり、また『豆腐百珍』のような料理本まで出るほど、広く庶民の食べ物となっていた豆腐は、比較的加工の度合いも低く、経験さえつめば誰にでも容易に製造できた。