heyy @emi.lia! thanks so much for reading! glad you enjoyed the post! it was indeed really delicious!
I've never tried being vegan before I don't think I could do it either, but tofu is a really good substitute!
hm I'm not sure if you can get some chili bean sauce or bean paste in Colombia, but mixing that with other sauces will help. to get the real numbing taste you need sichuan peppercorns though, but I guess you can experiment with other peppers you can get over there? You can check out this recipe here:
https://rasamalaysia.com/ma-po-tofu/#mv-creation-549