chinese cusine Mapo Tofu

Ma po tofu, a famous Chinese dish and also the representative of Sichuan Cuisine.Materials are mainly tofu, shredded beef (can also use pork), chili pepper and so on.Ma means the taste from hot pepper, Sichuan dish highlights the peppery features.There are a lot of arguments about the orign of Ma po tofu,a more popular argument is that it was created by a small hotel owner's wife on the northern outskirts of Chengdu at the early years of Tongzhi Period during Qing Dynasty.The hotel owner's wife had fleckers on her face,so she was called Ma po by other people.She created the The burning tofu which was created by her was also known as the "Mapo Tofu".The appearance of this dish is bright,different colours like red , green, and white contrast, with the flavor of hot, tender, crisp, fragrant ,fresh, and so on.You can taste it in nearly every restaurant in China,but the best flavor is in Si chuan Province.