In this episode, we are back at Neo's Kitchen to masterfully construct an enormous batch of Mapo tofu! Mapo tofu is a Chinese dish from the Sichuan province, known for its uniquely spicy style of cuisine. It generally involves tofu, minced meat and some aromatics, doused in a slightly thick and luscious red sauce. The colour comes from the copious amounts of chilli paste and chilli oil used in the dish. Naturally, different variations exist, usually with tweaks to the intensity of the chilli flavour.As we did not have our regular expert here today to help us, we made do with instant Mapo tofu sachets for the sauce portion (low heat Japanese style). After an eventful session in the kitchen, we managed to create a commendable potful of Mapo tofu and plated it with a bed of rice on my signature plate. Topping it with a beautiful egg yolk and coriander, the entire dish weighed around 4KG.It was a nice, refreshing dish to consume, especially on a rainy day, and was hardly a challenge. The mild heat and pleasantly flavoured sauce with coated the tofu and meat went divinely well with rice, countering the ambient chill of the weather.If it is a cold, rainy day and you see a Mapo tofu store, do not hesitate to go for it!Connect with me!Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/zermattneoflsInstagram - http://instagram.com/zermattneo
