also: マーボーナス
mapo eggplant; fried eggplant with Sichuan-style chili sauce
A Chinese-inspired Japanese dish: deep-fried or stir-fried eggplant in a spicy, savory sauce based on mapo tofu seasoning.
I think I'll make mapo eggplant tonight.
The mapo eggplant at this restaurant has a nice Sichuan pepper kick and is delicious.
Mapo tofu, the classic dish with tofu instead of eggplant; same sauce base.
Eggplant; the main vegetable in this dish.
Standard kanji spelling using 茄子 for eggplant.
Common variant with katakana ナス.
Variant with hiragana なす.
Katakana spelling; often seen in menus or casual contexts.
From Chinese 麻婆 (mápó, 'pockmarked old woman') + Japanese 茄子 (nasu, 'eggplant'). The name follows the pattern of 麻婆豆腐 (mapo tofu), replacing tofu with eggplant.