Eating in China
AI-generated ingredient illustration: a thick finely ground red chili paste in a small bowl.

Chili paste

辣椒酱Làjiāo jiàng

A chili-based paste stirred into sauce.

Type
Sauces and seasonings

A CLOSER LOOK

How to recognize it

A thick chili condiment that may be smooth or have visible chili pieces. It is a moist paste, unlike dry chili powder.

In the kitchen

Forms the sauce base for Yanbian bibimbap.

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这道菜里有辣椒酱吗?

Does this dish contain Chili paste?

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