Chinese
Malatang (Spicy Numbing Soup)
Chinese build-your-own spicy-numbing soup — pick your ingredients and simmer them in a mala broth of Sichuan peppercorn, doubanjiang, and chili oil. Load it with sweet-potato noodles, bok choy, meat, and mushrooms; today's hottest bowl.
Mapo Tofu
China's classic Sichuan dish — tofu and minced meat simmered in a fiery doubanjiang sauce fried until red, finished with tongue-tingling Sichuan peppercorn. Spoon it over rice and a bowl disappears.