Sayama, Saitama, Japan｜菜華

It was cold today and I was in the mood for mapo tofu, so I went to Naika! 🚵 The mapo tofu set meal on the lunch menu includes the main mapo tofu, pickled smelt in Nanban, pickled sardines, and soup and rice. Dessert comes with almond tofu and is a great value at 880 yen. The mapo tofu is authentic and has a spicy sansho flavor that makes my face sweat and I can't stop eating it 😅 The dessert, apricot tofu, is full of goji berries, making it an authentic dish. The fried chicken was delicious till the end and I was full 😄

Naika Sayama Mapo set meal 880 yen The combination of spices is perfect. Mapo, a super popular restaurant, is not just for show. When I eat mapo rice like this, I suddenly feel like drinking coffee. Hypersensitivity to smell due to tongue numbness. I like the coffee I drink in this abnormal state. It was a mapo that I could have two highballs without hesitation at night. Thank you for the meal.

A local Chinese restaurant that I've been interested in for a while. Finally I was able to go. Although it was lunchtime, it wasn't crowded, and although the restaurant is along a road with some traffic, the atmosphere inside the restaurant was quiet and calm. It's nice to have lunch time even on holidays. This time, we ordered the "Sichuan Mapo Set Meal", which is said to be the most popular, and the gyoza separately. The lunch set is a great value at ¥880, including the main dish of mapo tofu, rice and soup, pressed vegetables, nanbanzuke (garnish), and almond tofu for dessert. I think it said that you can get unlimited refills of rice and soup. The main dish, mapo tofu, has a smooth tofu texture that matches the firm texture of the coarsely ground meat, and although it has some spiciness, I don't think it's to the point where you can't eat it without water. Ta. Also, the nanbanzuke that came with it was a nice accent and was delicious. The gyoza had chewy skin and was satisfying to eat. I ordered 5 gyoza without thinking about it, but it seems like you can choose 3 as well, so you can order according to your stomach. It was a restaurant with a rich menu that made me want to come back several times, thank you for the meal ^^