Soy what? 40,000lbs of spilled tofu leads to ‘unforgettable’ odor in Missouri town

Cargo of tofu was spilled in highway accident near town of Jerome and left to ripen and rot in the open for weeks

A staggering 40,000lbs of extra-firm tofu was spilled in an accident near a small town in Missouri and left in the open for weeks, creating a smell that local officials called “unforgettable”.

The cleanup – dubbed the “Great Battle of the Jerome Tofu Monster” – began near the town of Jerome, in south-western Missouri, on 1 March, when a tractor-trailer vehicle with a cargo of tofu crashed off a local highway and plunged into a ravine.