Lao Gan Ma Spicy Chili Crisp 7.41oz (210g)

I began experimenting with making chili oil about 2 years ago and followed many recipes including Mikey Chen's from Strictly Dumpling on youtube. The stuff I made was good. Then I tasted this and was blown away by the depth of flavor. It looks like it will be VERY spicy but it is not. It has a powerful GREAT flavor; lots of umami and great crispy texture. I put it on almost anything and even tried it on vanilla ice cream, cottage cheese, and peanut brittle. I sometimes doctor it up just a but by adding it to a cup of freshly roasted peanuts, but it stands on its own as my favorite chili oil of all time. I find the crispy one the best, but the mushroom, tofu, and others are awesome too. I cannot recommend this product enough!

Had a recipe that called for this. I wasn’t sure about it. I dipped shrimp in it before Panko crumbs and airfryer. It was so so amazing! I did again with adding maple syrup into the chili crisp and it was even more amazing. I tried on top of peanut butter in a sandwich and it was just total umami. I want to look up more to do with this stuff. This is the original brand that started this craze. I never heard of it before this recipe that got me started. I looked into it and it is so loved my many. I haven’t tried on vanilla ice cream yet but that’s next. 😊 it’s amazing stuff and has spiked u some otherwise plain and boring foods. Try it!

Oh my gosh you guys, this stuff is AMAZING! We’ve tried a few chili crisps and this one I could dang near eat with a spoon! It’s got less oil than many chili crisps, so it’s got a ton of texture. It’s not very spicy, which my husband would say is it’s only downside, but I think it’s perfect. There’s MSG in it which is not a dirty word and in fact makes things taste freakin delicious. I saw this originally on Nick Frost’s Instagram and am so glad I picked it up. Yum!!

I can see where there’s gonna be put in 1 million things. I was a little more heat, but it’s not that kind of product. But I do like the crunchy bits.As for versatility yeah you can put it in just about anything you want. I’ve tried it in many things.

This stuff introduced me to a new world of flavor. I now put this stuff on everything.

But it leaks everywhere. They really should come up with a better way to seal the jar. A lot of the oil had leaked out when mine arrived. Other than that, this is my preferred brand of chili crisp, it's very good in and on a variety of foods

not too hot but a crunch you soon like

I read all other reviews before purchasing. I noticed some reviews stated that the product smelled and tasted like fish. I thought maybe it was just their individual pallets. They were right! It does! Tastes like fish. And not just light fish but very strong. I tried putting ir on food thinking that it would blend in. Nope! Fish is all I tasted. I had to throw away the food I put this on. It was horrible. There is no mention of fish oil in the ingredients but there DEFINITELY is. I ended up throwing the product away. It was that bad!!! Its very rare I give a bad review but this stuff deserves it!