"...Huh?"
Prompted by Richard's remark, Marian and George instinctively turned their heads and realized that indeed, there was no trace of mapo tofu on the tables of these Great Xia People.
But mapo tofu...was their unanimously acknowledged highlight of the entire menu, right?
Curiosity piqued, Richard immediately picked up his phone to search online.
"Mapo tofu, one of the top ten representative dishes of the Sichuan and Chongqing region in Great Xia, a dish that harmoniously blends the numbing of Sichuan peppercorns and the spiciness of chili peppers with ingredients, renowned internationally..."
After reading the introduction, the group exchanged puzzled looks.
"Numbing? What's that?"
"No idea."
George shook his head, "But clearly, this dish isn't spicy at all, completely contradicting the encyclopedia's description, indicating it's not authentic Chinese cuisine."
