AI-generated ingredient illustration: red chili oil with chili flakes and seeds, one possible preparation.

Condiments · Ingredients

Chili oil

辣椒油

Làjiāo yóu

Oil infused with dried chilies, sometimes with other aromatics.

A CLOSER LOOK

How to recognize it

A red oil with chili particles; proportions and added aromatics differ.

In the kitchen

Dresses dan dan noodles, wontons and cold Sichuan dishes.

It is not the same as a thick chili-bean paste. Chili crisp may contain many fried solids; heat cannot be inferred from color alone.

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