Mapo Tofu (season 2, episode 1)
Dedicated to our first fan, Francesco Corleone, who wrote to us from LA with a similar recipe.
Mapo Tofu literally means the tofu of the pock-marked old lady. If I got my hear-say history right, it's one of those stories where the old lady, through her cooking, supported her family and got fame in the process.
Remember, we can play around with the basic recipe, but don't forget the SPICE and the all important fermented (chili) bean paste!