What is chili crisp?

Chili crisp

Chinese chili oil loaded with crunchy fried chili, garlic and shallot, sometimes with Sichuan pepper.

What it tastes like

Crunchy, savory and spicy with toasty garlic; more crunch and umami than raw heat.

Where you’ll see it

On dumplings, noodles, eggs, rice, pizza and even vanilla ice cream; Lao Gan Ma is the classic jar.

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