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Chili oil
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Alternative names Hot chili oil, hot oil
Type Dip
Main ingredients Vegetable oil, chili peppers
 
Chili oil
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese 辣油, 紅椒油, 紅油, 辣椒油, 紅辣椒油, 油泼辣子
Simplified Chinese 辣油, 红椒油, 红油, 辣椒油, 红辣椒油, 油潑辣子
Vietnamese name
Vietnamese ớt sa tế, ớt satế
Thai name
Thai น้ำมันพริก
RTGS nam man phrik
Korean name
Hangul 고추기름
Japanese name
Kanji ラー油, 辣油

Chili oil (also called hot chili oil) is a condiment made from vegetable oil that has been infused with chili peppers. It is commonly used in Chinese cuisine, East and Southeast Asia and elsewhere. Particularly popular in Sichuan cuisine, it is used as an ingredient in cooked dishes as well as a condiment. It is sometimes used as a dip for meat and dim sum. It is also employed in the Korean Chinese noodle soup dish jjamppong.

Chili oil is typically red in color. It is made from vegetable oil, often soybean oil or sesame oil, although olive oil or other oils may be used. Other spices may be included such as Sichuan pepper, garlic, or paprika. The spices are soaked in oil. Commercial preparations may include other kinds of oil, water, dried garlic, soy sauce, and sugar. Recipes targeted to Western cooks also suggest other popular oils such as rapeseed, grapeseed or peanut, and any dried or fresh chili peppers. The solids typically settle to the bottom of the container in which it is stored. When using chili oil, the cook or diner may choose how much of the solids to use; sometimes only the oil is used, without any solids.

Chili oil is commercially available in glass jars, although it may also be made from scratch at home. It is usually available by request at Chinese restaurants.

Chili oil has various names in China. It is called (chili pepper splashed with oil) in Shaanxi province and 辣油(spicy oil) or 红油(red oil) in Sichuan province. Among those names the most popular one is 辣椒油(chili pepper oil).


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