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Necessary_Board1463 t1_j8iz44b wrote

What is Lao gan ma?

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umbertobongo OP t1_j8k8z5w wrote

It's a Chinese condiment made with chillis and oil, and often other things like garlic, nuts, black beans. It's spicy and addictive and goes brilliantly on a whole host of foods.

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Necessary_Board1463 t1_j8kezce wrote

Oh well thank you for telling me, I’d never heard of it.

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kafromet t1_j8kis3u wrote

It’s sometimes called “chili crisp”. They have an okay version at Trader Joe’s, but the kind at an Asian market is tastier.

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