Tofu is now a top-five item on my grocery list and my favorite source of high-quality protein, easily surpassing eggs (not surprising these days) for its affordability and versatility. I like to keep ...

Want something fiery and comforting? Learn how to make Mapo Tofu — soft tofu cooked in a spicy, garlicky sauce with ground meat, fermented bean paste, and Sichuan peppercorns. It’s bold, numbing, and ...

If you've eaten at a Sichuan restaurant, chances are you've had some version of mapo tofu. Whether or not you enjoyed it depends on your spice tolerance and, of course, the quality of the restaurant ...

Tofu as an ingredient often takes on the characteristics of whatever sauce or preparation is being used to dress it. In the case of mapo tofu, those soft, placid blocks of tofu guard a scorching ...

Easy ways to add the versatile plant-based protein to savory and sweet recipes. From soup to pudding, you can cook tofu in a variety of ways to add more plant-based protein to your meals. (Aaliyah Man ...

"In this vegan version of mapo tofu, instead of ground pork, finely chopped eggplant and mushrooms cook down to a meaty consistency that absorbs a richly savory blend of broad bean paste and mushroom ...

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Anyone who says tofu is bland or boring hasn’t eaten mapo tofu, the intoxicatingly spicy, fragrant dish from the Sichuan province of China. Unlike the gentle Vietnamese tofu dishes I grew up with in ...