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 Japanese-style Mapo Tofu (Mabo Dofu) with a rich miso-infused sauce in just 25 minutes. This comforting ...

This recipe for Chinese Mapo Tofu is a classic, spicy, numbing, saucy tofu dish that comes together in 20 minutes. It's bold, comforting, and perfect over a bowl of freshly steamed rice. Mapo Tofu is ...

Mapo Tofu is a titan of Sichuan cuisine, but the version you order at your local takeout spot has evolved significantly over the last century. To find the true roots of this dish, I went back to ...

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 ...

Mapo tofu is one of Sichuan cuisine’s most iconic dishes. It consists of silky tofu bathed in a fiery, aromatic sauce that balances heat, numbing spice and rich umami flavor. Mapo tofu roughly ...

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 ...

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 ...