张殿李Today is snack day. Or condiment. Or cooking ingredient. Because this can be all three.
香辣脆 (Xiāng là cuì or "Fragrant, Spicy, Crispy") is a weird little thing that can be eaten straight (typically with alcohol, like bar peanuts), or it can be thrown on top of food to give it a bit of bite and crunch, or it can be straight-up used as an ingredient in some dishes.
It's made by making a paste of wheat flour, some leavening, and some sesame, cramming it inside finger chilis, then deep-frying that until its crisp. Personally I eat them like potato chips but that's because I have a cast-iron tongue. And throat. And stomach. And ... ah ... the other end.
This is probably vicious for most North Americans, but in small doses, perhaps mixed with peanuts to cut down the burn, it would be great.
More info in the alt text as usual.
#Chinese #Snack #香辣脆 #FragrantSpicyCrispy
香辣脆 (Xiāng là cuì or "Fragrant, Spicy, Crispy") is a weird little thing that can be eaten straight (typically with alcohol, like bar peanuts), or it can be thrown on top of food to give it a bit of bite and crunch, or it can be straight-up used as an ingredient in some dishes.
It's made by making a paste of wheat flour, some leavening, and some sesame, cramming it inside finger chilis, then deep-frying that until its crisp. Personally I eat them like potato chips but that's because I have a cast-iron tongue. And throat. And stomach. And ... ah ... the other end.
This is probably vicious for most North Americans, but in small doses, perhaps mixed with peanuts to cut down the burn, it would be great.
More info in the alt text as usual.
#Chinese #Snack #香辣脆 #FragrantSpicyCrispy
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