SINGAPORE - First came the craze for mala hotpot. As that simmered, appetites turned towards mala xiang guo, a spicy, numbing stir-fried medley of vegetables and meats.
Before long, all manner of addictive mala-flavoured snacks - from fiery fish skins to mushrooms to seaweed - started invading supermarket shelves.
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