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Chile crisp
The Chinese chili-oil condiment that took over everyone’s fridge door: crisp fried bits suspended in red oil. Here is what goes into the well-known jars.
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Know before you buy
- Chili crisp is a condiment from Chinese cuisine made with fried chili pepper and other aromatics infused in oil.
- It differs from chili oil because it contains edible chunks of food and chiles in the oil.
- Chili crisp is usually not pourable; it is spooned over or stirred into dishes before serving rather than used in cooking.
- Sichuan pepper is a common traditional ingredient and brings the numbing sensation associated with mala.
- In 1997 Tao Huabi began the first commercial production of chili crisp in Guizhou under the Lao Gan Ma brand.
- Chili crisp was not widely known in the United States until the late 2010s.
Sources: Wikipedia: Chili crisp; Wikipedia: Chili oil