Discover the joys of creamy soy bean curd in this spicy Sichuan dish that comes together in minutes Mapo tofu is a Chengdu favourite typical of the “spicy generosity” of Sichuan food, Fuchsia Dunlop ...

When my father took over a takeout restaurant in Phoenix in the early 1990s, the menu quickly grew from 18 dishes to over 50. Though beyond impractical and bordering on ridiculous for such a small ...

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 ...

A potent blend of hot chili oil, fermented broad bean paste (doubanjiang) and Sichuan peppercorns delivers heat and ...

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 ...

Famed food writer and Sichuan chef Fuchsia Dunlop teaches the WSJ's Deborah Kan how to make mapo tofu, a classic Chinese dish. Ms. Dunlop also reveals her experience as the first Westerner to graduate ...

When I became a vegetarian and wanted to cook tofu, my dad (a seasoned tofu pro) gave me this advice – forget trying to make it taste exactly like meat. Besides the texture, the gripe most people have ...

But tofu is far from new. The ingredient, which is made with condensed soy milk, originated in China more than 2,000 years ago. In the centuries that followed, it spread to many other Asian countries, ...