A Sichuan dish of tofu and minced meat cooked in a spicy, numbing (mala) sauce; commonly called mapo tofu or mabo dofu in Japanese.
この店の麻婆豆腐は本格的で花椒のしびれる辛さが効いている。
This restaurant’s mapo tofu is authentic, with a numbing spiciness from Sichuan pepper.
子どもには少し辛すぎるので、辛さ控えめの麻婆豆腐を頼んだ。
It’s a bit too spicy for the kids, so I ordered a milder mapo tofu.
週末に自宅で麻婆豆腐を作ってご飯をおかわりした。
I made mapo tofu at home on the weekend and went back for seconds of rice.
麻婆豆腐は豆腐の柔らかさと挽肉の旨味がよく合う。
Mapo tofu pairs the softness of tofu well with the savory flavor of minced meat.