The story goes like this. In the late 1800s, an old woman disfigured by smallpox opened a makeshift roadside stand on the outskirts of town. Most of her customers were poor transport workers.

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Mapo tofu comes from the Szechuan province, which means there's a significant amount of heat involved, by way of peppercorns, chilies and hot oil. The dish is a staple on every Szechuan menu in ...

You can’t go wrong with the mapo stinky tofu. Unlike the milder, deep-fried stinky tofu, this tofu is gently tossed with chili oil, bits of chili and a sprinkling of ground Szechuan peppercorn.

It’s a spicy dish, and part of the joy is the numbing effect of the Szechuan peppercorns, but if you prefer, you can tone down the spice/heat. Serves 2 as a main dish with rice, or 4 as a side dish ...

You’ll want to skip things like dan-dan noodles, wontons in chile oil, and mapo tofu here (get those at Szechuan House!), and focus instead on the boiled fish with pickled vegetable: bony ...

One bite of the tongue-numbing mapo tofu is enough to know that this is a true Szechuan restaurant, Cantonese only in name. Chef/co-owner Liu Chaosheng has built a mini-empire in Washington with Uncle ...

(L to R clockwise) Koshihikari rice congee; Szechuan hot quail; mapo tofu lasagna; tom yum onion with coconut dip; and coconut mousse from Nightshade, a new restaurant from chef-owner Mei Lin.

Once-elusive chef Peter Chang is now settled with a string of restaurants in Virginia and Maryland, plus a new finer-dining flagship in Bethesda. At these twin branches, you’ll find streamlined ...

Mapo tofu comes from the Szechuan province, which means there's a significant amount of heat involved, by way of peppercorns, chilies and hot oil. The dish is a staple on every Szechuan menu in ...