The accidental dish from Chengdu
By Huang Zhiling | China Daily | Updated: 2011-10-01 08:24
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Spicy, fragrant, tender and hot, mapo tofu is mouthwatering and most authentic when served at Chen's restaurant in Chengdu. Liu Yuanqi / for China Daily |
When the creator of Chengdu's most famous beancurd dish first tossed the tofu, minced beef and Sichuan peppers together, she never knew she would go down in culinary history, or that the dish would be named after her.
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