mapo tofu

March 15, 2018

Sichuan boiled beef at Jia Yan in Paris

Jia Yan is one of my favorite Sichuan-style Chinese restaurants in Paris. They have a large selection of dishes so I went there many times.

Below, dry-fried Sichuan beef shreds (干煸牛肉丝).

December 9, 2017

Sichuan boiled beef / Mapo tofu at Asia Room in Paris

Sichuan boiled beef (水煮牛肉 – “shuizhu niurou” in Chinese; “marmite de boeuf piquant” in French).

This is a classic dish from the province of Sichuan in southwestern China. It was very spicy and really good. It was only my first time eating this dish and, after Asia Room, I had it at many other restaurants in Paris.