mapo tofu

Tofu is rich in nutrients, containing iron, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium and other trace elements essential to the human body. It also contains carbohydrates, vegetable oil and rich high-quality protein. It is known as "vegetable meat". The digestion and absorption rate of tofu reaches more than 95%. Two small pieces of tofu can meet a person's daily calcium needs. It is a delicious food that is both raw and cooked, suitable for all ages, and can preserve health and prolong life.
Tofu is a tonic and heat-clearing food. Eating it often can nourish the middle and replenish qi, clear heat and moisten dryness, promote saliva, quench thirst, and clean the stomach. It is more suitable for people with heat constitution, bad breath, thirst, unclear stomach, and recuperation after fever. Modern medicine has confirmed that in addition to increasing nutrition, helping digestion, and enhancing appetite, tofu is also quite beneficial to the growth and development of teeth and bones. It can increase the iron content in the blood during the blood-forming function; tofu does not contain cholesterol and is a medicinal dish for patients with high blood pressure, hyperlipidemia, hyperlipidemia, arteriosclerosis, and coronary heart disease. It is also a good food therapy for children, the sick and the elderly to supplement nutrition. Tofu is rich in phytoestrogen, which has a good effect on preventing and treating osteoporosis. It also has the function of inhibiting breast cancer, prostate cancer and blood cancer. The sterols and stigmasterol in tofu are both effective ingredients for inhibiting cancer.

Mapo tofu is a famous product in Sichuan cuisine, one of the eight major cuisines in my country. The main raw material is composed of tofu, which is characterized by hemp, spicy, hot, fragrant, crispy, tender, fresh and live eight characters. It is called the eight characters motto.