My chili crisp / chili crunch rankings after trying 80+ kinds

Have they added peanut? I thought it was soybean

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I must have gotten the wrong one. I have this one: Laoganma Chili Sauce, Hot - Smart & Final

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Trader Joe’s Crunchy Chili Onion seems too bland and not very crunchy to me. I may toss the jar
rather than eat the rest.

The crazy hottest, lip numbing, chili crunch I’ve ever had. I got it in Hawaii last year and keep it in the fridge but it will probably go bad before I can finish it. It’s fragrant & delicious… but did I mention how hot it is?! :hot_face:

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I found an unopened jar of Fly by Jing Chengdu Crunch. Much better than the one I had before. Crunchy bits were nice and crunchy.

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FBJ also makes an xhot version that is on our regular rotation for a “spicy” oil. I would certainly never describe this as “numbing”, however…

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this is one of my 2 chili crisps

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You have company with your opinion:

https://heated.medium.com/tasting-all-of-lao-gan-mas-chili-condiments-so-you-don-t-5d9ce3cc839f

I agree with the reviewer: my favorite Lao Gan Ma sauce is the black bean. I love it on rice.

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LGM makes about 17 sauces according to the video below at last count. i think I’ve encountered maybe half.

My favorite is the mushroom one, but it goes bad fast even in the fridge.

The most common / favored is the Spicy Chilli Crisp. Most of the others are better for cooking vs topping food with tableside.

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Thanks for keeping this thread alive, y’all. I’ve now tried 80+ kinds (!) and have updated the body of my post :slight_smile:

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