That it absorbs a wide range of flavors is a boon, too, since it means the same blank slate can turn into something spicy, like mapo tofu, or tangy like this crisp tofu doused in hoisin ...

This round of recipes goes all in on big flavors. By Mia Leimkuhler Christian Reynoso’s mapo tofu scramble.Credit...Bryan Gardner for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Greg Lofts. I am mad for ...

Lucas Kwan Peterson bounced around the Southland looking for the best places in greater Los Angeles to eat mapo tofu, the great Chinese comfort food dish. He found 18 fantastic places that are ...