Street Eats
Tea houses, shadow puppets, and a hundred small-plate snacks. Come hungry, leave humming.
Jinli Ancient Street · Chengdu
The Pockmarked Lady's Tofu · Mapo Tofu
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Silken tofu in a slick of chili oil and crushed Sichuan pepper that buzzes on your lips. Order it with a mound of rice and surrender.
Find it in Chengdu — worth the detour, not the queue-and-leave kind of place. Best lunch/dinner; order it numbing-and-spicy (málà).
Good to know
- Best time — Lunch/dinner; order it numbing-and-spicy (málà)
- Go a little before peak hours
- Allow more time than you think
- Keep a few yuan in cash, just in case
Photo: ZhengZhou · CC BY-SA 4.0
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