chili oil

Or chile oil

[chil-ee oil]

noun

1. an edible oil spiced with chile peppers, often used in Chinese cuisine.

Word History and Origins

Origin of chili oil¹

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

We savored Apaltado, a delicate raw salmon dish with jalapeño-avocado, chili oil, cherry tomatoes, and a tapioca cracker; Nikkei, a beautiful tuna ceviche with tamarind leche de tigre and avocado; and the full branzino, butterflied with head on and draped in ají amarillo meunière sauce.

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Think fragrant chili oil, Hong Kong borscht, and more.

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What I didn’t know then — and have since learned — is that what was delighting my taste buds was a Mexican chili oil with roots in Orizaba, Veracruz, known as salsa macha.

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Now the millennial grocer has its own brand of fried alliums in chili oil, and I can’t get myself to buy it.

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The brand is only targeting companies that use the terms “chile crunch” and “chili crunch,” not “chili oil,” “chili crisp,” “chili sauce,” or other similar names for the condiment.

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