Mapo tofu is one of the most well-known dishes from Sichuan in southwest China, made of tofu, minced pork, and spices. A plate of well-cooked mapo tofu is aromatic, soft, and numbingly spicy.

Mapo tofu conjures up images of combined seasonings or various seasoning pastes. But Inada was inspired by what he read in a book that said the original mapo tofu dish was much simpler than those ...

This is a Sichuan classic that’s an easy 10 minutes to prep and 10 minutes to cook. Mapo tofu is a traditional Chinese dish which many Asian people of different nationalities enjoy. Sometimes I ...