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If anyone is looking for a chilli oil you can buy that's both delicous and available check this out: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lao_Gan_Ma https://en.wikiped
by s_dev 3y ago
If anyone is looking for a chilli oil you can buy that's both delicous and available check this out: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lao_Gan_Ma https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lao_Gan_Ma
It goes great with, eggs, rice and any yogurt dishes.
- racked 3y agoCoincidentally I had the black bean version of this a few days ago. Delicious, but less spicy than expected. :-)
- elesiuta 3y agoIt used to be spicier and even better before her son took over and changed it to a cheaper chili from another province a few years ago (which wasn't great). I ended up trying something like 20 different brands looking for an alternative, and my favourites from least to most spicy were: Chuan Lao Hui, Lee Kum Kee, and Wa!, which I actually found even better. I tried Lao Gan Ma again now that they're back to chilies from the original province, but it still doesn't taste quite the same, I wonder if the sourcing changes caused them to lose their specific cultivar?
- algas 3y agoWa! is my absolute favorite chili oil. I put it in and on everything. A simple bowl of rice, with some Wa! (and perhaps an egg), becomes an entire meal.
- selimthegrim 3y agoSo I wasn’t imagining the change in pungency of the chili crisp at all.
- chaos_emergent 3y agoThis stuff is as addictive as sugar! I love it. Watch out for how much you’re putting on your food :)
- gsuuon 3y agoYup. It basically becomes a household emergency when we run low. We were out of this and sriracha for a couple weeks. That was a sad, tasteless, time. (Also, it's mentioned in the article)
- donatj 3y agoThe little soybeans are the best part of Lao Gan Ma. I would kill for a version that was half soybean.
- skyyler 3y agoIf you're getting the "fried chili in oil" product, you could look out for the "chili oil with black bean" product they make. Another option is Fly By Jing's original "sichuan chili crisp" which has a different flavour profile than LGM but is very forward with the douchi / black beans / black soybeans.
- donatj 3y agoI have the black bean version in my fridge. That's good, but a soybean version would be better.
- skyyler 3y agoThose are soybeans. Did you think they're black turtle beans, like you'd find in latin america? They're black soybeans. The kind used to make douchi. Read the ingredients list on your bottle. Image: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soybean#/media/File:Soya_Bean.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soybean#/media/File:Soya_Bean....