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Mapo tofu is one of the most well-known dishes from Sichuan in southwest China, made of tofu, minced pork, and spices. A plate of well-cooked mapo tofu is aromatic, soft, and numbingly spicy.

Mapo tofu is known to be mouth-numbing ... Yang Liu says: “Zha jiang mian means ‘fried sauce noodles’ in Chinese. It is the most traditional and popular noodle dish from Beijing.