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Soft white tofu cubes in a red chili oil sauce with minced meat and scallion in a bowl

Mapo Tofu

$13 play money

Soft tofu in a red, numbing, spicy sauce. On the ChowChow Feast menu it costs $13 in play money, which puts it in the Snack tier ($1 to $14). It is one of the small, cheap things that make an order feel real.

No payment, no address, no delivery. This is a game.

Key facts

Cuisine
Chinese
Menu section
Chinese
Price tier
Snack ($1 to $14)
Play-money price
$13
Main ingredients
tofu, minced meat, chili bean paste, Sichuan pepper
How it is served
Soft white tofu cubes in a red chili oil sauce with minced meat and scallion in a bowl

History, tradition and origin

Stir-frying in a wok became common in China as a fuel-saving method: food cut small cooks in seconds over a fierce flame. Sichuan cooking is known for chili and numbing pepper, Cantonese for freshness, and sweet and sour sauces come from the east and south. Many of these dishes are served family-style, with everyone sharing from the centre of the table.

Food economy and industry

Chinese restaurants are found in almost every town on earth, and many were started by emigrant families as a first business. Soy sauce brewing, chili bean paste and tofu making are large traditional industries. China is the world's biggest producer of vegetables and of many of the spices its kitchens depend on.

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