Mapo doufu (Mapo tofu) is a popular
Chinese dish from the
Szechuan (
Sichuan) province. It is a combination of
tofu (bean curd) and minced meat, usually
beef, in a spicy bean-based
sauce, sometimes with other ingredients such as
water chestnuts,
onions or
wood ear fungus. The name means "Pocked-Face Lady's Tofu," and is said to come from a (possibly fictional) food vendor by the name of Ma, who made and sold the dish. Another possible explanation stems from an alternate definition of 麻, meaning "numb": the
Szechuan peppercorns used in the dish can slightly numb the diner's mouth.
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