Relatively firm-yet-tender tofu pan-fries beautifully with minimal splatter. This is not overly saucy. There should be some visible sauce but the tofu isn’t swimming in it. Serve the tofu with rice.

Hunan is a landlocked province in South Central China. Its cuisine, with liberal use of game, funghi, cured meats and fresh chili peppers, is considered one of China’s Great Eight culinary traditions.

The black fried tofu most likely tops the list of most well-known Hunan street foods because of its pungency and great taste. Many people who come to Hunan for the first time grab the opportunity to ...

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Chances are excellent that, if you’re dining at a restaurant with “Hunan” in its name, you’re not eating food anyone born in Hunan province would recognize. Four decades after Americans fell for this ...

A spicy, bold type of cuisine has a new home in Kendall Square. Sumiao Hunan Kitchen, which opens to the public on Friday, July 28, is the first dedicated Hunanese-Chinese restaurant in the Boston ...

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Fragrant garlic, fresh shiitake mushrooms, spicy chile -- tofu never looked this good, tossed with a rich and glossy black bean sauce. For a rich and flavorful -- and completely vegetarian -- dinner ...