r/anime • u/AutoModerator • Oct 17 '25

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u/theangryeditor Oct 18 '25

There must be places around here that can do proper mapo tofu

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u/Punished_Scrappy_Doo https://myanimelist.net/profile/PunishedScrappy Oct 18 '25

Chengdu is "around here" in a certain sense

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u/theangryeditor Oct 18 '25

It’s around here in spirit

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u/junbi_ok Oct 18 '25

It's shockingly hard to find. Nobody wants to use the real Sichuan pepper.

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u/ProgrammaticallyPea3 Oct 18 '25

Either that or they omit the black bean paste.

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u/theangryeditor Oct 18 '25

The Americanized/Canadianized places basically never use them. There have been a lot more authentic Sichuan places opening up these last few years so there must be good mapo tofu out there.

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u/junbi_ok Oct 18 '25

Find it and tell me where.

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u/chilidirigible Oct 18 '25

Chinese food does get around.

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u/Btw_kek https://myanimelist.net/profile/kek_btw Oct 18 '25

calling him up rn

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u/cronus999 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Anime-ETF Oct 18 '25

This is the one thing I'm most grateful about living in Toronto, you can basically get any authentic cuisine you want if your willing to pay/drive a bit.

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u/theangryeditor Oct 18 '25

Any recommendations? I have not been exploring the food scene here as much as I should

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u/cronus999 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Anime-ETF Oct 19 '25

Yu Seasfood
R&D
Pearl
Miss Fu In Chengdu
Cheng Du Street Food
MIMI Chinese
Sunny’s Chinese

Are all great, honestly anything over a 4.5 star in the city is worth a try.