About the Dish Sauce for Mapo Tofu
Mapo Tofu is a traditional and iconic dish from the Sichuan-Chongqing region in China, known for its bold, spicy, numbing, and fragrant flavors, along with its tender and crispy textures. Its origins trace back to 1862, during the Qing Dynasty, when it was created by Chen Chunfu and his wife at the Wanfuqiao area in Chengdu. The dish was named "Chen Mapo Tofu" after the wife, who had a few pockmarks on her face, earning her the nickname "Mapo" (meaning "pockmarked old woman").
With its vibrant red color and a perfect blend of numbing, spicy, fragrant, crispy, tender, and hot flavors, Mapo Tofu combines is a dish rich in Sichuan characteristics, leaving a lasting, unforgettable taste from silky tofu and fragrant minced meat, .
