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Mapo Tofu
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The Pockmarked Granny & Mapo Tofu

Did you know "Mapo" actually translates to a poor innkeeper with a pockmarked face?

Legend has it that with her humble ingredients, she cooked a fiery, numbing tofu dish that warmed countless rickshaw pullers through freezing winters — eventually becoming an immortal culinary masterpiece.