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Momofuku Chili Crunch

Momofuku calls Chili Crunch a spicy-crunchy chili oil inspired by Chinese chili crisp and crunchy Mexican salsas such as salsa macha and salsa seca. It layers three chiles (puya, chile de árbol and japones) over an umami base, with crispy dried garlic and shallots, sesame seeds and coconut sugar.

Spec sheet

Maker
Momofuku
Style
Spicy-crunchy chili oil inspired by Chinese chili crisp and Mexican salsa macha and salsa seca
Chiles
puya, chile de árbol, japones
Flavor
umami, smoky-sweet, spicy, crunchy

No published heat figure we could source, so we don’t print one.

Ingredients

As listed by the source, in order.

  1. grapeseed oil
  2. puya chilis
  3. coconut sugar
  4. onions
  5. garlic
  6. sesame seeds
  7. japones chilis
  8. chilis de arbol
  9. mushroom powder
  10. salt
  11. shallots
  12. spices
  13. yeast extract
  14. seaweed

Put it on

  • dips
  • eggs
  • noodles
  • BBQ

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Sources

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