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And this to round things out -- yan du xian, a clay pot soup of bean curd-based stalk with salted pork belly, tofu ribbons, and bamboo shoots. mmm! oh, good flavor. this is a socialist country, supposedly. >> minji: mm-hmm. yep. >> anthony: it's a communist country, supposedly. it is, in fact, from all evidence that i've ever seen, the most dynamic capitalistic country on earth. what do you think about that? >> minji: i think a lot of my western friends come here thinking china is a posh version of north korea, or -- or the party controls everything. but, they come here, they're surprised it's...

>> anthony: 'cause your dad said he was a bad, he was not a good student. >> chef kazuo: [ speaking japanese ] >> catherine: it's when he went to high school and then he stopped studying. >> anthony: right, what was he doing instead of studying? >> chef kazuo: [ speaking japanese ] >> catherine: mahjong. mahjong. ♪ >> anthony: next, this insanely delicious custard of eel and egg, jacked with bean curd, bonito broth and kelp -- >> catherine: oh, wow. >> anthony: wow, that is beautiful. >> chef kazuo: [ speaking japanese ] >> anthony: really good. of everyone in the family, how'd your dad end ...

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, bean paste, garlic shoots, ground sichuan peppercorns, and msg. this dish, done right, has got it all. oh, that's so good. it's a perfect balance of stuff going on in here. i just love, love, love this dish. >> eric: actually, the spiciness makes me already, like, um, feeling that i am...

And this to round things out -- yan du xian, a clay pot soup of bean curd-based stalk with salted pork belly, tofu ribbons, and bamboo shoots. mmm! oh, good flavor. this is a socialist country, supposedly. >> minji: mm-hmm. yep. >> anthony: it's a communist country, supposedly. it is, in fact, from all evidence that i've ever seen, the most dynamic capitalistic country on earth. what do you think about that? >> minji: i think a lot of my western friends come here thinking china is a posh version of north korea, or -- or the party controls everything. but, they come here, they're surprised it's...

>> anthony: 'cause your dad said he was a bad, he was not a good student. >> chef kazuo: [ speaking japanese ] >> catherine: it's when he went to high school and then he stopped studying. >> anthony: right, what was he doing instead of studying? >> chef kazuo: [ speaking japanese ] >> catherine: mahjong. mahjong. [ laughter ] ♪ >> anthony: next, this insanely egg, jacked with bean curd, bonito broth and kelp -- >> catherine: oh, wow. >> anthony: wow, that is beautiful. >> chef kazuo: [ speaking japanese ] >> anthony: really good. of everyone in the family, how'd your dad end up the weirdo? >...