Eating in China
AI-generated ingredient illustration: dried red chili pods, including a broken pod and its seeds.

Dried red chilies

干红辣椒Gān hóng làjiāo

Dried chili peppers used to perfume and season food.

Type
Aromatics

A CLOSER LOOK

How to recognize it

Lightweight red to dark-red pods, used whole, cut or crushed.

In the kitchen

Briefly cooked with aromatics in dry-fried green beans and other stir-fries.

Varieties differ in aroma and heat. Whole pods, flakes and powder behave differently; Sichuan peppercorns supply a distinct tingling sensation.

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这道菜里有干红辣椒吗?

Does this dish contain Dried red chilies?

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