Mapo Tofu is a well known Sichuan dish recognized for its bold flavor and signature numbing spice. Soft tofu and minced beef ...

Stick the dried mushrooms in a heatproof bowl and cover with the boiling water. Place a paper towel directly onto the top of the water, covering the whole top of the bowl, to keep the mushrooms ...

Anyone who says tofu is bland or boring hasn’t eaten mapo tofu, the intoxicatingly spicy, fragrant dish from the Sichuan province of China. Unlike the gentle Vietnamese tofu dishes I grew up with in ...

Those last beautiful summer tomatoes are put to good use in Hetty Lui McKinnon’s take on the classic Sichuan dish. By Mia Leimkuhler Today we have for you: A mapo tofu recipe that makes good use of ...

This recipe for Chinese Mapo Tofu is a classic, spicy, numbing, saucy tofu dish that comes together in 20 minutes. It's bold, comforting, and perfect over a bowl of freshly steamed rice. Mapo Tofu is ...

This recipe is one of Slate’s 10 Best Recipes of 2025. This oil-slicked stew from China’s Sichuan province is one you don’t just taste but feel. Mapo tofu perfectly embodies the Sichuanese flavor ...