I've been eating a generic version of this dish all my life. So in order to correct and rest my soul, I ordered every single ingredient on the list and made this 15 min ago. I think I spent around 50 dolars in total for everything (of course, most of it lasts for a lifetime). I'll tell you this... my palate was overwhelmed - in a good way - by a sh*it-ton of different sensations when I tried it. The taste is amazing, and the black fermented beans, which at first were offputting to me, made all the difference. A-mazing. I also gave my brother a sichuan peppercorn for him to chew, and he thought he was having an alergic reaction. He tried to drink water, and kept drooling everywhere. Recommend 10 out of 10, for the taste and for sh*ts and giggles.
I respect you for even making videos at home!! I'll make sure to catch up with the videos due to quarantine problems!! Thank you for being my light of the day!
I bit on one of those peppercorns before, indeed, it does cause your mouth to become really numb, from that day onwards, I kept my eyes peeled looking out for those devilish spheres...
@@MikeyChenX I understand the separation of "main content" and personal blog, but imo you created a lot of channels. Strictly dumpling could be about both food travel adventures and cooking videos. My two cents.
Yes I agree Mike, you should do more cooking videos! You made that look so easy, you are a great teacher! Thanks for always sharing the best content. You are awesome!
There are two Chinese dishes that I will never get tired of eating, that I can literally eat everyday; mapo tofu and suan cai yu. Eating these dishes feels like I'm in heaven 😁.
I love that you cooked this dish it looks so delicious I am definitely making this ..Thanks for sharing Mikey your amazing I love you channels and I adore you ...x❤️🥰
I believe that story about Mike’s friend and the pepper corn. He tells the same story every time he mentions pepper corn. It’s consistent and that’s key to the true story.
Thank you for this recipe! I recommend using Soft tofu versus Silken tofu. I find that Silken tofu falls apart too easily. For those who aren’t familiar, the softness/firmness fresh tofu spectrum is as follows: Silken, Soft, Medium, Firm, Extra Firm. Fried and dried tofus are excluded from the spectrum.
i love these food videos. now imma indian so i dont get all of these ingredients but i give them my own twist and they turn out amazing. i even made chinese fresh noodles from whole wheat flour watching his videos
Tried this today it's DEEELIIICIOUS. I've only ever had instant and this is GLORIOUS. Who would have thought feeldng my tongue get numb would be as addictive experience?!
Im glad you have more time now to do cooking videos. I was waiting for more videos on your cooking channel! ♥️ Thanks I'll give this a try when quarantine is over
I still remember to older video of you cooking up Mapo Tofu, this looks just as delicious maybe even better since the lighting is better. It looks so good I think I need to make some like RIGHT NOW
I dress up, to get messed up! Yes many people have different ways to cook. That’s the great thing about cooking, you can always customize to your flavor profile!
Mikey thank you for your videos. ❤️ I struggle with anxiety and with all that’s going on in the world it’s been hitting me really hard. I only recently stumbled upon your channel but they’ve helped me so much. I love your personality and overall energy. You’ve really helped me and I can’t thank you enough. ❤️ stay safe and stay hungry ❤️❤️
I am a man who can cook, big time gourmet. Too bad none of the women in my life appreciated it :( But I certainly enjoy the fruits of my labor and it's a fantastic hobby!
Hell yeah! I just said last video that I hope you'll make more cooking videos now that we're all stuck at home and the very next video is a cooking video!!! Thanks a lot Mikey and stay safe!
Saving for future reference. I’ve only had this dish once before at a restaurant, and it was pretty good. I hope that I can follow the instructions well enough to make my first batch taste decent!😣
You should have more cooking on your channel! The way you do it and the way you talk about makes anyone feel like they can do it too, even if the recipe is unfamiliar ❤️ great job man!
I only found your channel by accident but what I love about it is, how you make your dishes easy to understand & make me feel I can do it no problem 😉. Keep them dishes coming love your channels, & thanks to you I put hot oil on everything now lol 😂
I really hope and pray that all of my brothers and sisters from all over this world are staying safe, staying home (as much as possible), and are doing well. God bless our world and help to keep as many of us safe from this horrible virus as possible. PLEASE help to keep our children safe if nothing else. Amen.
@@SuiGenerisAbbie not sure.. siracha I can handle but sambals depend on which one. .. some i only put a tiny bit, some I spread on top of peanut butter. ..
Sichuan “spiciness” is all about balance, flavor, and fragrance not just spiciness. You’ll be surprised at how mild it can be lol also sichuan peppercorn’s numbing sensation actually cuts through the chili’s spiciness really well
I'm so used to seeing you eating other people's food that I forgot you also know how to cook yourself. Mapo tofu is a fav of mine. Glad you're still making content despite everything.
I love Food Wars cant wait for to return in 2 weeks . I made this dish myself after watching and you are right Mikey its addicting. Although i had to omit the peppercorns because i cant eat spicy foods
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You should do more cooking videos now that we are all quarantined
fo sho!
No, pho sure
@@MikeyChenX yeahh!
I agree,
Never had tofu before, but I’m not going to lie - this looks pretty tasty. Y’all be safe during all this quarantine crap.
I've been eating a generic version of this dish all my life. So in order to correct and rest my soul, I ordered every single ingredient on the list and made this 15 min ago. I think I spent around 50 dolars in total for everything (of course, most of it lasts for a lifetime). I'll tell you this... my palate was overwhelmed - in a good way - by a sh*it-ton of different sensations when I tried it. The taste is amazing, and the black fermented beans, which at first were offputting to me, made all the difference. A-mazing. I also gave my brother a sichuan peppercorn for him to chew, and he thought he was having an alergic reaction. He tried to drink water, and kept drooling everywhere. Recommend 10 out of 10, for the taste and for sh*ts and giggles.
Yeayyyy Mikey is cooking again
I respect you for even making videos at home!! I'll make sure to catch up with the videos due to quarantine problems!! Thank you for being my light of the day!
Thanks for watching!
His videos are always great to watch while eating
Missed the cooking videos so glad they're finally back 🥺🥺🥺
I love the quarantine cooking shows
Yesss! This is awesome! I need to revisit my Mapo Tofu meat ball.
Thank you so much for keeping up with your shows. We are all stuck in our houses. And these my friend. Keep making us smile
I love your vids and thank you for still providing food videos during this global quarantine! Always positive content, makes us feel happier.
I made this recently and followed your very first mapo recipe from like 7 years ago. It was delicious!
I bit on one of those peppercorns before, indeed, it does cause your mouth to become really numb, from that day onwards, I kept my eyes peeled looking out for those devilish spheres...
I love those little bits of mouth-freak....
Shokugeki no souma is owesome . All the food is owesome . I love that you made the food in real life
Thanks for sharing this delicious spicy mapo tofu recipe Mikey.
I thought this was gonna be on the cooking channel, but hey. Does it matter?
Any Mikey food video is welcome in my book.
hehe i really love this dish wanted more ppl to see 🤤
@@MikeyChenX More people need to see this! You should upload it to 'Strictly Dumpling'
Mikey Chen you should advertise your cooking channel more ! I didn’t even know you had one , now I gotta check it out 😁
@@MikeyChenX I understand the separation of "main content" and personal blog, but imo you created a lot of channels. Strictly dumpling could be about both food travel adventures and cooking videos. My two cents.
Mikey Che
I forget how much I enjoy watching your cooking videos. Its fun how you not only teach the recipe but also the history of the dish👏👏👏
Yes I agree Mike, you should do more cooking videos! You made that look so easy, you are a great teacher! Thanks for always sharing the best content. You are awesome!
We definitely NEED MORE COOKING videos! This happens to be one of my favorite dishes
There are two Chinese dishes that I will never get tired of eating, that I can literally eat everyday; mapo tofu and suan cai yu. Eating these dishes feels like I'm in heaven 😁.
I watch both Shokugeki no Soma and your channels. I was amaze that you cook Kuga's dish. More Shokugeki food please.
Wow loved the show and never thought you would do this!
I think Mikey's the sort of person who excels at everything. This looks amazing!
I love this show! I can’t believe you made a dish from it. Please make more!
I love that you cooked this dish it looks so delicious I am definitely making this ..Thanks for sharing Mikey your amazing I love you channels and I adore you ...x❤️🥰
let me know how it goes! Thanks for watching :-)
Will do and your welcome ❤️
Spice grater and scoopy thing...I love you Mikey! Keep making vids and we'll keep watching!
I believe that story about Mike’s friend and the pepper corn. He tells the same story every time he mentions pepper corn. It’s consistent and that’s key to the true story.
I wasn’t expecting this kind of video but I love it!
I love your video I feel like cooking
nice to see you're staying home. take care of yourself because we want to see more videos from you!
Very well done! Your narration was fantastic! More like this as you isolate. Thanks!
Excellent job Mikey i ve been cooking myself ever since this pandemic.
Thank you! This is exactly what is needed during this physical distancing!💕🤗
Thanks for the recipe Mike! I didn’t know there were fermented black beans in mapo tofu, I definitely look forward to trying this out! 👍🏻🙃
This video made me so happy thank you
Loving the cooking tutorials! Stay healthy!
You are a saint posting where to get ingredients!!! This is one of my favorite dishes :)
Heck yeah baby!! Love all your vids Mikey!! Thanks for being an awesome human!
Wow! Looks delicious and i love Tofu! Thanks for sharing.👍
Thank you for this recipe!
I recommend using Soft tofu versus Silken tofu. I find that Silken tofu falls apart too easily.
For those who aren’t familiar, the softness/firmness fresh tofu spectrum is as follows: Silken, Soft, Medium, Firm, Extra Firm.
Fried and dried tofus are excluded from the spectrum.
i love these food videos. now imma indian so i dont get all of these ingredients but i give them my own twist and they turn out amazing. i even made chinese fresh noodles from whole wheat flour watching his videos
My mouth is watering. 🤤🤤🤤
Fun video and cool recipe! Unfortunately I don’t have access to most of these ingredients but hopefully I can find them and try it one day!
Yes, more cooking videos please
- From Singapore
That looks amazing. Will try it out. Also, omg your cupboard door! Again! Love you.
Omg I was hoping so bad for a cooking video from Mikey I feel so blessed
your passion for food is always so inspiring! thank you for such yummy content while everyone is in quarantine! !
I love this kind of videos!
Excellent video!! Enjoy all your videos, travel ones too!! Love spicy food, keep them coming!!!
Tried this today it's DEEELIIICIOUS. I've only ever had instant and this is GLORIOUS. Who would have thought feeldng my tongue get numb would be as addictive experience?!
Nice. I like Shokugeki no Soma. Ha I use the same bowl/plate.
This is my most favourite dish ever!! And your recipe does total justice to it.. Thankyou so much for sharing!! That’s my next meal!
Shokugeki no Soma is life!!! Also, that looks fabulous.....i need to make this ASAP
I know that it is a cooking video but the best part is still when Mike eats and describe what he eats. 😊😊😊
Im glad you have more time now to do cooking videos. I was waiting for more videos on your cooking channel! ♥️ Thanks I'll give this a try when quarantine is over
Mikey said the Tofu just slipped off my tounge like a silk robe at night time love it.
My favorite show with my favorite food enthusiast
I still remember to older video of you cooking up Mapo Tofu, this looks just as delicious maybe even better since the lighting is better.
It looks so good I think I need to make some like RIGHT NOW
Carter Zhang Mapo Tofu is my favourite Chinese dish, but ... made with pork, please.
I dress up, to get messed up! Yes many people have different ways to cook. That’s the great thing about cooking, you can always customize to your flavor profile!
Mikey thank you for your videos. ❤️ I struggle with anxiety and with all that’s going on in the world it’s been hitting me really hard. I only recently stumbled upon your channel but they’ve helped me so much. I love your personality and overall energy. You’ve really helped me and I can’t thank you enough. ❤️ stay safe and stay hungry ❤️❤️
I think I’ll use this recipe for lunch on Monday. Looks great!
This was so relaxing and fun to watch!
Wow, love a man that can cook!
Char Horst Any Chick should! 😉
I am a man who can cook, big time gourmet. Too bad none of the women in my life appreciated it :( But I certainly enjoy the fruits of my labor and it's a fantastic hobby!
Hell yeah! I just said last video that I hope you'll make more cooking videos now that we're all stuck at home and the very next video is a cooking video!!! Thanks a lot Mikey and stay safe!
Great cooking video Mikey . Good new look change. Something different and I will definitely try it. Explained very well thanks. I will try!
Mike bless this quarantine time with his cooking show
Hope you and your family are well and staying safe! Thanks so much for this video!!! I’ve never needed something like this more than right now!
Gotta love food wars
more please.
and stay safe Mikey and everyone!
Yo we need more Food Wars dishes on this channel, makes my mouth water :)
Mikey so good to see you cooking, keeping posting please.
Love this recipe. I will try it for sure. I get the packaged stuff.
My hero! I Love Mapo dofu ... I suck strolling but want to BriTain now thanks to you x keep.safe and all the best!!!
Saving for future reference. I’ve only had this dish once before at a restaurant, and it was pretty good. I hope that I can follow the instructions well enough to make my first batch taste decent!😣
Omgeeee....I’m not watching any more of your videos while in quarantine. I am drooling and dying here. STOP! 😋😂🤪
Do more video like this!!! Love the reference to Food Wars!
Omg your an amazing cook... I couldn't look away... Start a cooking show ??? And then make a cook book 😍
Mikey please make more food recipe vods especially Food wars ones. This looks yummy
You should have more cooking on your channel! The way you do it and the way you talk about makes anyone feel like they can do it too, even if the recipe is unfamiliar ❤️ great job man!
YES I’VE BEEN WAITING FOR A FOOD WARS VIDEO!!!!!!!!!
I only found your channel by accident but what I love about it is, how you make your dishes easy to understand & make me feel I can do it no problem 😉. Keep them dishes coming love your channels, & thanks to you I put hot oil on everything now lol 😂
Yum! Mr. Mike.🥀✌
I LOVE Mabo Tofu! Your recipe looks especially delicious. I will have to try it out. Thank you.
Good on you for making video from home Mike
Best tofu dish out there . I always use ground pork and a bit of grated ginger also. Every thing else the same . Gotta try it once.
Thank you Mikey love your cooking videos.
I really hope and pray that all of my brothers and sisters from all over this world are staying safe, staying home (as much as possible), and are doing well. God bless our world and help to keep as many of us safe from this horrible virus as possible. PLEASE help to keep our children safe if nothing else. Amen.
Same as you fam. It is indeed a time where you see people's true self and true colors. We are all in this together. 💪 fighting!
More cooking vids pls!! 🙇🏼♀️
I can’t really handle spicy like that. I can handle siracha though
andy luo Dude, if you can handle Siracha (sp?) you can handle Sichuan hot pepper oil!
Trust. 😷
@@SuiGenerisAbbie truth
@@SuiGenerisAbbie not sure.. siracha I can handle but sambals depend on which one. .. some i only put a tiny bit, some I spread on top of peanut butter. ..
That’s good
Sichuan “spiciness” is all about balance, flavor, and fragrance not just spiciness. You’ll be surprised at how mild it can be lol also sichuan peppercorn’s numbing sensation actually cuts through the chili’s spiciness really well
I'm so used to seeing you eating other people's food that I forgot you also know how to cook yourself. Mapo tofu is a fav of mine. Glad you're still making content despite everything.
Est Msia 0900. Everyday after workout I play your video, Mikey or dumpling. Keep doing it. Motivates me during this lockdown.
Great video
It's good to see you in the kitchen
Hey Mike, can you give us an update on the hot oil business?
everything on pause :-(
Mikey Chen Im sure it will work out and fast for all of us!
@@MikeyChenX I pray everything will continue smoothly soon ;__;
I just finished all seasons of food war! Great anime! You should definitely do more food wars recipes!
I love Food Wars cant wait for to return in 2 weeks . I made this dish myself after watching and you are right Mikey its addicting. Although i had to omit the peppercorns because i cant eat spicy foods
i luv u mikey thank u for keeping me sane during this social isolation
Cool mikey good to see some cooking videos too thanks👍
More Food Wars cooking videos Mike! This was great. I put fermented soybean paste even into curry. Makes everything taste great! 😄
Love your channel. Awesome recipe thank you so much!
Would be awesome if you make more videos of your favorite food dishes, especially those that you've come across from traveling!
I'd love to see an entire series of you making every dish from shokugeki no soma! that would be exciting since were all inside watching anime anyway
This should be the definitive entry-level dish to learn Chinese cooking. It's a classic.
I'm very happy 😇 that you're enjoying at home by cooking and staying safe 💯