辣椒酱 (làjiāojiàng) · chili sauce, chili paste, hot pepper sauce

Meanings

1 chili sauce
2 chili paste
3 hot pepper sauce

About the ingredient

调料 Seasonings

A catch-all for bottled chili condiments, from smooth sweet-hot sauces to coarse pastes of chili, oil, fermented beans and garlic. Spooned onto noodles, rice and dumplings, or stirred into stir-fries for heat.

Also called 辣酱

Used in 1 dish

酸汤肥牛 suāntāng féiniú

Characters

Examples

HSK 3

你要加点辣椒酱吗？

Nǐ yào jiā diǎn làjiāojiàng ma?

Do you want to add some chili sauce?

HSK 4

这个辣椒酱太辣了，我受不了。

Zhège làjiāojiàng tài là le, wǒ shòubuliǎo.

This chili sauce is too spicy; I can't handle it.

Tips

culture

A staple condiment across China. Guizhou's 老干妈 chili sauce is the most iconic brand - found in nearly every Chinese kitchen and dorm room. Regional varieties range from fermented bean-based (豆瓣酱) to pure chili oil.