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Chengdu, Sichuan Province — Chen Mapo restaurant, Qing dynasty
Mapo Tofu — The Classical Recipe (麻婆豆腐)
Chengdu, Sichuan Province — Chen Mapo restaurant, Qing dynasty
The canonical version of Chen Mapo's recipe, as documented by Fuchsia Dunlop from Chengdu sources: silken tofu in a sauce of Pixian doubanjiang, fermented black beans, ground beef, and Sichuan pepper-infused oil. The seven characteristics of authentic mapo tofu: 麻 (numbing pepper), 辣 (spicy), 烫 (scalding hot), 鲜 (fresh and vibrant), 嫩 (tender), 香 (aromatic), 酥 (crispy beef).
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