Mapo doufu, one of sichuan's traditional dishes, belongs to sichuan cuisine.

(Mapo tofu, one of the traditional dishes of sichuan province, belongs to sichuan cuisine.)

The main raw materials for the ingredients and tofu, the main materials are tofu, ground beef, pepper and pepper and so on.

(The main raw materials for the ingredients and tofu, the material are mainly tofu, ground beef, pepper and pepper and so on.)

The numbness comes from the sichuan peppercorns, and the spiciness comes from the chilies.

(The numbness comes from the peppercorns, and the spiciness comes from the chilies.)

This dish highlights the "hot and spicy" features of sichuan cuisine.

It has a unique taste and smooth taste.

(Its flavor is unique and smooth.)

Today, mapo doufu travels far and wide.

In the United States, Canada, Britain, France, Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia, Japan, Australia and other countries to settle down.

(In the United States

In the United States, Canada, Britain, France, Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia, Japan, Australia and other countries to settle down.)

From a home - style dishes jumped onto the great hall, has become an international food.

(From a flavor of home-cooked small dishes jumped onto the great hall, has become an international famous dishes.)

Expanded Information

Historical Origins of Mapo Tofu: Mapo Tofu was first created in the first year of the Tongzhi reign in the Qing Dynasty (1862), in Chengdu, by the Wanfu Bridge, in the store formerly known as the Chen Xingsheng Restaurant. The owner, Chen Chunfu (Chen Senfu), died early, and the small restaurant was run by the owner's wife, who was known as "Chen Ma Po" because of her slightly numb face.

The Wanfu Bridge, which spanned the Fu River, was often used by laborers as a stopover. Those who patronized the restaurant were mainly footmen who picked oil. Chen's cooking tofu has a unique set of cooking skills, cooking out of the tofu color and flavor, extraordinary, loved by the people, she created the roasted tofu, known as "Chen Ma Po tofu", the food store later also to "Chen Ma Po tofu store" as the name.

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