Stern Asian Grandma is most displeased with how spicy my dish was yet again, and demands i add a heaping spoonful of chilli crunch to fix it!
For those who don’t know, it’s Lao Gan Ma, a chilli oil brand well-known in China and more and more so in other countries.
It’s so good. I moved somewhere with a large Chinese community, so items like this are stocked in my local supermarket. I had heard about it and assumed it was overhyped, but after trying it, I see how versatile it is.
If you like that check out the black bean and garlic sauce!! It’s absolutely crack in any Asian dish.
That and the Chiu Chow chilli oil are the bomb.
My personal fave is the blend of both worlds with the black bean chili crisp ✨✨✨
The jar with the stern chinese woman on the label contains wonders.
I like the one where she cooks at you with slight disdain. Such good oyster sauce. So much judgement.
