Lao Gan Ma Laoganma Crispy Chilli in Oil 210 g (Pack of 1)

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Ingredients: Soybean Oil (40%), Chili Pepper (35%), Onions (8%), Fermented S oybeans ( S oybeans, Water), Salt, Sugar, Sichuan Red Peppercorns, Flavor Enhancer (E621).

Tao Huabi, founder of Lao Gan Ma Special Flavour Foodstuffs Company and China’s ‘hottest woman’. Photograph: Imaginechina Limited/Alamy ‘Red kingdom’ We’ve also developed several recipes that use it (scroll down to the bottom of this post for links).Yes, many Lao Gan Ma products have emerged over the years, but there are three main types that are most popular from our perspective. Everyone has their favorite! Lao Gan Ma sauces are also very popular outside of China, with many of our food-loving friends here in the U.S. very well-aware of these tasty condiments. Are there different types?

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. Chinese consumers tend to want foods that perfectly encapsulate regional cuisines and use ingredients grown from the soil of those regions. Tao’s look and godmotherliness, she suspects, also satisfy a nostalgia for socialist China and a “simpler time”.

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.” But, with the help of a spicy condiment, Tao Huabi, also known as China’s “hottest woman”, has well and truly defied this rule. It’s rare that we include a particular brand of sauce in our Ingredients Glossary, as we usually write articles about a general ingredient and then suggest brands to try within that category. However, we’re making an exception for Lao Gan Ma chili sauces, because we always have them in our pantry and feature them in several of our recipes! What Is Lao Gan Ma Chili Sauce? Refrigerate these sauces after opening and always use a clean utensil when handling. We find it can last in the fridge for up to 6 months. Honestly, though, it never really lasts that long. Our Favorite Recipes That Use This Ingredient As for the godmother herself, an article in Yicai Global depicts her as the Queen of a “red kingdom” of chilli fields and a factory where, it claims, she sleeps in a bedroom that leads on to her office.

Soybean Oil, Fermented Flour Paste (Wheat Flour, Water, Salt), Broad Bean Sauce (Broad Bean, Saly, Water), Chilli, Flavour Enhancer:(E621) Workers sorting chilli peppers at a cooperative in China’s southwest Guizhou province. Photograph: AFP/Getty ImagesLao Gan Ma, (老干妈) or “old godmother” is a brand of chili sauce. In 1997, founder Tao Huabi ( 陶华碧 ) started her business in Guizhou, China. She’s the very same lady pictured on the label! Ingredients List: Soybean Oil (40%), Chili Pepper (35%), Onions (8%), Fermented Soybeans (Soybeans, Water), Salt, Sugar, Sichuan Red Peppercorns, Flavor Enhancer (E621). The next part involves pouring very hot oil – so take care. Put the rest of your ingredients in a large heatproof container (metal or borosilicate glass are best). As you gradually pour the hot oil over them, the mixture will bubble up and instantly infuse, searing the spices as it does so to ensure a crispier sediment. This flash-infusion gets as much flavour out of the aromatics as possible.

You must comply with directions or instructions given by us in relation to returning the damaged, faulty or defective Products to us or the manufacturer. This is probably the most popular Lao Gan Ma product outside of China. It combines chilies and fermented soybeans with garlic and onions. The sauce does have an irresistibly “crisp” texture. In all the subgenres of food, none can hold a light to the cult status various condiments command. Like mayonnaise? You probably fall into the Hellmann’s or kewpie camp, eschewing any other mayo as inferior; a pale imitation of the one true emulsified egg, vinegar and oil king. Hot sauce is a whole other battleground – Tabasco, Sriracha, Cholula, Frank’s – each has their own army of devout followers ready to wax lyrical and sing praises on their beloved sauce. Ketchup – well, it’s got to be Heinz, hasn’t it?To be honest....I haven't tried the product yet. I bought it for a recipe I might try in the near future.