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Discover your new favourite chilli oil today with the extensive Lao Gan Ma range available at Oriental Mart. The crispy bits add a satisfying crunch, turning a simple bowl into a spicy and flavorful masterpiece. Ingredients: Soybean Oil (40%), Chilli (35%), Onions (8%), Preserved Black Beans (Soybean, Water), Salt, Sichuan Peppercorn, Sugar, Flavour Enhancer (E621). Disclaimer: Although we make every effort to ensure product information is correct and up-to-date, we are not responsible for typos, inaccuracies or mis-information on this site.There is a saying about the south-western Chinese province of Guizhou: “Not three feet of flat land, not three days without rain, not a family with three silver coins.

The beauty of this is its versatility, not just for use in Chinese dishes but can be eaten, and that it goes with everything imaginable. Serve it as a condiment with noodle or rice dishes, drizzle it into soups and ramen dishes, use as a dipping sauce, just about anywhere. Laoganma crispy chilli oil is rich in flavour and is very well known over numerous continents in Asia. They mention that it has a nice crunch for added texture, is very moorish, and the crunch feeling is delightful. Chinese consumers tend to want foods that perfectly encapsulate regional cuisines and use ingredients grown from the soil of those regions.

Every product featured in The Strategist is rigorously selected by our (obsessive and unbiased) editors. In 1996, she set a factory up in a house in Guiyang, and a year later Lao Gan Ma Special Flavour Foodstuffs Company was born.

It adds a spicy, savoury, and slightly sweet flavour to any dish and is perfect for those who enjoy a bit of heat in their food. The distinguishing feature of this sauce, uncommon to other chile oils, is the fermented black soybeans. Soybean Oil (40%), Chilli (35%), Onion (8%), Preserved Black Bean (Soybean, Water), Salt, Sichuan Peppercorn, Sugar, Flavour Enhancer (E621). Eat this on top of soft tofu as a snack, dressed with cucumbers for an easy banchan-esque side dish (see recipe below for Sichuan cucumbers), or added to a fried rice dish at the last second.Miranda Brown, professor of Chinese studies at the University of Michigan, who is writing a book on the history of Chinese food, says that in China, Lao Gan Ma’s popularity is partly due to Tao’s authenticity. When a new highway brought truck drivers to Guiyang, she gave them free jars of the sauce and they spread the word. Editor’s Note: The brand recommended by Merwin is not available in the UK, so we recommend this similar variety.