Recipe: Mapo Tofu offers a fiery warmup for a chilly day

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

Recipe for My Mom’s Japanese-Style Mapo Tofu from ‘The Wok’

This image shows a recipe for Japanese-Style Mapo Tofu from the cookbook "The Wok: Recipies and Techniques," by J. Kenji López-Alt. (J. Kenji López-Alt/W. W. Norton & Company via AP) J. Kenji ...
The Denver Post

You can have tongue-tingling mapo tofu at home, no takeout box — or meat — required

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... I eat a lot of plant-based meals, but often the fact that they don’t contain meat is beside the point. So it’s one of my pet peeves when a recipe, restaurant ...
WPLG

Mapo Tofu

Stick the dried mushrooms in a heatproof bowl and cover with the boiling water. Place a paper towel directly onto the top of the water, covering the whole top of the bowl, to keep the mushrooms ...
The New York Times

Spicy Mapo Tofu Scramble and Citrusy Sumac Roasted Fish

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 ...
Los Angeles Times

The ultimate mapo tofu recipe has a California twist

Yu Bo and his wife, Dai Shuang, gained international fame with their restaurant Yu’s Family Kitchen in Chengdu, China; ⁠consuming the painstakingly crafted and beautiful 16 cold dishes that begin ...
PBS

Discover the Story Behind Mapo Tofu

Uncover the origin of this popular and spicy Chinese dish. Have your ingredients ready before you begin - stir fry cooks fast. I love a dish with a good story behind it, and Mapo Tofu is a legendary ...
Slate

Mapo Tofu Ramen

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 ...