Australian actor Hugh Jackman has braved the taste of Taiwan’s infamous stinky tofu.
Jackman tried the Taiwanese delicacy whilst visiting Taipei to promote his new film, Logan – the last film in the superhero Wolverine franchise.
According to Rappler, Jackman told a press conference on Tuesday, “We went to the night market last night. It was so much fun. We had stinky tofu… It’s not as stinky as I thought.” the actor joked that he was “part Taiwanese” to explain his rather convincing pronunciation of “stinky tofu” in Mandarin. Jackman also added that he tried another Taiwanese snack – skewers of chicken hearts.
The X-Men actor posted a short video of himself on Instagram before trying the local dish as well as a video of him greeting local fans.
Awesome visit to the night market in the Songshan District in Taipei. #StinkyTofu @WolverineMovie @20thcenturyfox pic.twitter.com/1bOVPSTO4C
— Hugh Jackman (@RealHughJackman) February 27, 2017
TZO AN Taiwan! LON LAI LER! Just arrived here in Taipei and can’t wait to see you guys tonight on the red carpet! Xie Xie pic.twitter.com/wkW5rEL53T
— Hugh Jackman (@RealHughJackman) February 27, 2017
This. Happened. Taipei. pic.twitter.com/ccYyTnG05D
— Hugh Jackman (@RealHughJackman) February 28, 2017
Jackman and Patrick Stewart arrived in the Taiwanese capital for the premiere of Logan over the weekend. Logan, which is out in the US on 3 March 2017, sees Wolverine return to father figure Professor X and introduced to Laura, a mutant daughter created in a Mexican Lab.
