I am mad for mapo tofu.It is a textural-flavor fever dream: soft tofu, nubbly ground meat, maybe some crisp-tender fermented greens in a fire-engine-red blanket of tongue-tingling, oily spices.

I assumed mapo tofu would be difficult to make because the flavors are so complex. But it's a surprisingly simple dish to make with the right ingredients. The post How to Make Mapo Tofu at Home ...

As a known critic of veganism and vegetarianism, Anthony Bourdain's love for what he called "the apex of Sichuan food" may come as a surprise to fans.

Put that rice to use because the dish “has a lot of sauce,” Chen said. Mapo tofu ($13.50) is a more basic choice, featuring firm bean curd, ground pork, a tamed mala sauce and edgy Szechuan gravy.

Like most stir-fries, mapo tofu is a quick-cooking dish, easily suitable for a 5:30 Challenge, except for its relatively long ingredient list.

For those who have dined at Chen’s Mapo Tofu before at OUE Downtown 2 and The Star Vista, you’ll be able to savour a total of 4 mapo tofu varieties here. Order the Red version at S$16.90, or share its ...

Gently add the tofu cubes, being careful to not move them around too much so they don’t break up. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes so the tofu cooks and absorbs the sauce.

This Vegetarian Mapo Tofu slides right into the meat-free category without a lot of fuss. My previous forays into a vegan version of the Sichuan staple have veered to either extreme — lots of ...

I love the versatility of tofu, which can be made or cooked to take on so many textures, from firm and crisp to crumbly and bouncy to silky and smooth as custard. That it absorbs a wide range of ...

The origin of mapo tofu is now the stuff of legend, like Paul Bunyan or Gungnir. Sometime during the latter half of the 19th century, Yu explained, laborers used to transport cooking oil in large ...