Mapo Tofu is Hot / myLot

Philippines

April 24, 2024 4:47am CST

I am planning to cook a Chinese dish called Mapo Tofu. I suddenly crave having some. My colleagues and I used to order it in a Chinese restaurant in China before. It was really a spicy one. But I am making it a little spicy because I am not really a fan of it. I watched a video on how to make it, and it was not that complicated. Are you into spicy food?

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Sabrina Traversa

@sabtraversa (13014)

• Italy

24 Apr

Yes, I don't mind very spicy Mapo Tofu when it comes with rice. It'd be impossible to have it on its own. I like the warmth and peace of mind spicy food gives me once I'm done eating.

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Shavkat

@Shavkat (137238)

• Philippines

29 Apr

When I cooked it, I had some sweet yellow mangoes as a side dish. In this way, I can remove the spicy taste if it is too hot while eating with rice.

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Sabrina Traversa

@sabtraversa (13014)

• Italy

29 Apr

@Shavkat Good tip! I knew milk would work, never thought about mango.

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Shavkat

@Shavkat (137238)

• Philippines

5 May

@sabtraversa Usually we can use sweets to neutralize the spicy taste.

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LK2018

@Letranknight2015 (51537)

• Philippines

24 Apr

Not a fan of spicy soup from china, maybe I haven't taste all of them. I was given a spicy noodles from singapore. But when i tasted the whole thing it wasn't the spicy that I want.

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Shavkat

@Shavkat (137238)

• Philippines

29 Apr

I have not tried the spicy noodles version from Singapore. Some people claimed that Kim Chi was too spicy, but it was not. I am not sure if Map Tofu is available in our Chinatown.

Diana

@dya80dya (33655)

•

24 Apr

No, I can't tolerate spicy food.

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Shavkat

@Shavkat (137238)

• Philippines

29 Apr

If I cannot tolerate, I will surely stop eating it, too.

Eric LUO

@Comforter (160)

• Wuhan, China

28 Apr

The soul of Mapo Dofu is not spicy but pungent. It comes from Chinese pepper or called Sichuan pepper. Think about the numbing of your tongue after you finish Mapo Dofu --one of the most famous dishes from Sichuan province. Many other provinces are more spicy than Sichuan. Hope you can have a try about all of them. I believe it must have a strong reason if it lasts for hundreds of years.

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Shavkat

@Shavkat (137238)

• Philippines

29 Apr

I read some stories how it was originated in China. Most of online Chinese students claimed that it is from Sichuan. I do hope the different ways of doing it in China in the future.

M Cheung

@Beestring (13387)

• Hong Kong

24 Apr

Mapo Tofu is a very popular dish in Hong Kong. But I don't' really enjoy spicy food. Seldom have it.

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Shavkat

@Shavkat (137238)

• Philippines

24 Apr

I cannot wait to cook it. I might do it on Friday. I need to buy the ingredients first. In my place, we cannot buy the tofus. When I was in Hong Kong, I have not tried to order this. Although we do it in Guangdong province in China before.

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M Cheung

@Beestring (13387)

• Hong Kong

24 Apr

@Shavkat Should not be difficult to make.

Greenery8

@grenery8 (2559)

• Croatia (Hrvatska)

26 Apr

not so,just a little bit spice for me

how it turned out?

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Shavkat

@Shavkat (137238)

• Philippines

29 Apr

I am a bit late to response. The dish was good and not that spicy.

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Greenery8

@grenery8 (2559)

• Croatia (Hrvatska)

29 Apr

@Shavkat that is great to hear

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Shavkat

@Shavkat (137238)

• Philippines

5 May

@grenery8 It's my pleasure to share.

youless

@youless (112131)

• Guangzhou, China

25 Apr

Actually this dish is from Sichuan Province and it is not only spicy, but also numb. It is not very difficult to make it. As there are some mapo tofu jam and you just need it mix it with tofu.

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Shavkat

@Shavkat (137238)

• Philippines

29 Apr

Yes, I heard that this food is originated from Sichuan, China. One of my students to use Lao Gan Ma. I told him that I am not into spicy. He recommended this chili oil.

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allen0187

@allen0187 (58444)

• Philippines

24 Apr

Big fan of spicy food back in the day. Now, I take it in moderation.

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Shavkat

@Shavkat (137238)

• Philippines

25 Apr

I can deal with a little spice. I cannot endure too much heat.

Polang

@tkonlinevn (6420)

• Vietnam

26 Apr

I like tofu. But I don't like and can't eat spicy food. Sichuan tofu is very famous. And everyone said it was delicious. How do you feel it? Is it delicous?

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Shavkat

@Shavkat (137238)

• Philippines

29 Apr

I asked my Chinese student how to do it, and I took note to use Lao Gan Ma to make it less spicy. It turned out to be a good Chinese dish served on the table.

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