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 ...

Learn how to make mapo tofu at home. The legendary dish from China’s Sichuan province brings the heat and the numb in a meal that's filled with intense flavors. It's surprisingly easy to make with the ...

This round of recipes goes all in on big flavors. By Mia Leimkuhler Christian Reynoso’s mapo tofu scramble.Credit...Bryan Gardner for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Greg Lofts. I am mad for mapo ...

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 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 ...

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