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To make something of himself. >> he was not a good student. >> its when he went to high school and he stopped studying. >> what was he doing instead of . . . what was he doing instead of studying? >> majong. >> next, this insanely delicious eel and eggs with bean curd. >> wow, thats beautiful. >> really good. everyone in the family. >> after he graduated from high school, my dad did not have any idea what he wanted to do. my uncle was in tokyo already,

There. for me, the apex of sichuan food, my absolute favorite, improbably enough, is a tofu dish. this tofu dish. the legendary mapo dofu. or "pock mark granny" tofu. ground pork or beef, cubes of bean curd, in a rich, deeply nuanced, fiery but intensely satisfying sauce of chili oil, bean paste, garlic shoots, ground sichuan peppercorns, and msg. this dish, done right, has got it all. oh, thats so good. its a perfect balance of stuff going on in here. i just love, love, love this dish. >> eric:...

>> eric: im totally confused, ill tell you that. >> go: oh, mapo dofu. >> anthony: oh, my favorite. >> eric: that one i have the feeling is the killer. >> anthony: look at that, man. that is some goodness right there. for me, the apex of sichuan food, my absolute favorite, improbably enough, is a tofu dish. this tofu dish. the legendary mapo dofu. or "pock mark granny" tofu. ground pork or beef, cubes of bean curd, in a rich, deeply nuanced, fiery but intensely satisfying sauce of chili oil, bea...

>> look at that, man. that is some goodness right there. for me the apex of sichuan food, my favorite improbable enough is a tofu dish, or granny tofu. ground pork or beef, cubes of bean curd that intensely satisfying sauce of bean paste, pepper corns and msg. this dish done right has got it all. thats so good. its a perfect balance of stuff going on in here. i just love, love, love this dish. >> the spiciness makes me already like feeling that i am burnt, kind of. >> really? >> yeah. you high, ...

Vegetables, noodles, fish, whatever you like, a lot of different ingredients and feed them into the pot. >> throw them in first. >> because that will take a long time. >> throw the tripe in. >> like 1,000 layer stomach. >> its all going in there. >> the inner ring is a more neutral broth. the out earring is the good stuff, the hard stuff. >> oh, thats good, man. thats good. >> that was erics first bite of hot pot. >> awesome, right? >> yes. >> it only gets better my friend. >> this is nice. >> o...

And this to round things out. yan du shin, a clay pot soup of bean curd-based stock with salted pork belly, tofu ribbons, and bamboo shoots. >> mm. oh, good flavor. this is a socialist country, supposedly. >> yeah. >> a communist country, supposedly. it is in fact, from all the evidence that ive ever seen, the most dynamic capitalist country on earth. what do you think about that? >> i think a lot of my western friends come here thinking china is a posh version of north korea or the party contro...

Marinated, blanched, then reheated, smothered in a sauce made from the reduced drippings left in the wok, with dark soy, salt, and sugar. and this to round things out. yan du shin, a clay pot soup of bean curd-based stock with salted pork belly, tofu ribbons, and bamboo shoots. >> mm. oh, good flavor. this is a socialist country, supposedly. >> yeah. >> a communist country, supposedly. it is in fact, from all the evidence that ive ever seen, the most dynamic capitalist country on earth. what do ...

Salt, and sugar. and this to round things out. yan du shin, a clay pot soup of bean curd-based stock with salted pork belly, tofu ribbons, and bamboo shoots. >> mm. oh, good flavor. this is a socialist country, supposedly. >> yeah. >> a communist country, supposedly. it is in fact, from all the evidence that ive ever seen, the most dynamic capitalist country on earth. what do you think about that? >> i think a lot of my western friends come here thinking china is a posh version of north korea or...

Marinated, blanched, then reheated, smothered in a sauce made from the reduced drippings left in the wok, with dark soy, salt, and sugar. and this to round things out. yan du shin, a clay pot soup of bean curd-based stock with salted pork belly, tofu ribbons, and bamboo shoots. >> mm. oh, good flavor. this is a socialist country, supposedly. >> yeah. >> a communist country, supposedly.

And this to round things out. yan du shin, a clay pot soup of bean curd-based stock with salted pork belly, tofu ribbons, and bamboo shoots. >> mm. oh, good flavor. this is a socialist country, supposedly. >> yeah. >> a communist country, supposedly. it is in fact, from all the evidence that ive ever seen, the most dynamic capitalist country on earth. what do you think about that? >> i think a lot of my western friends come here thinking china is a posh version of north korea or the party contro...