Kathryn YuMar 6, 2023

My REVISED chili crisp rankings
1. Lao Gan Ma Chili Crisp
2. Momofuku Chili Crunch, Regular
3. Boon Sauce, Regular (haven’t tried Xtra Spicy)
4. This Little Goat Chili Crunch, Spicy
5. Bullet Sesame Oil Chili Crisp
6. Sze Daddy Chili Sauce
7. ZinDrew Crunchy Garlicky Chili Oil, OG
8. This Little Goat Chili Crunch, Regular
9. Holy Tshili Spicy Everything Chili Oil Crisp (haven’t tried Extra Spicy)
10. Fly By Jing Sichuan Chili Crisp

Didn't make the cut: Trader Joe's Crunchy Chili Onion, S&B Crunchy Garlic with Chili Oil, Junzi Chili Oil, Nowon’s Chili Oil, Cy Eats Spicy Mala Chili Oil, RiceBox Chili Oil, Momofuku Black Truffle/Extra Spicy/Ghost Pepper Chili Crunch, ZinDrew Crunchy Garlic Chili Oil X-Batch, Su Chili Crisp Mala, Su Chili Crisp Five Spice, Su Chili Crisp Cilantro

Ones I have tried that are longer made (?): Umamei Chili Oil, Mom's Mala Sichuan Chili Sauce

*I usually prefer ones that are less heavy on the Sichuan peppercorn and are more crispy than oily

Show threadKathryn YuMar 15, 2023
UPDATED! Bullet Sesame Oil Chili Crisp coming in as the new number 5, knocking out Momofuku Black Truffle from 10th.
Show threadKathryn YuMar 19, 2023
Another note: the Fly By Jing jars underwent a redesign around late last year and now have a much longer neck. Probably the only brand that doesn’t immediately stain your counters red! 🌶️
Show threadKathryn YuMay 28, 2023

My updated chili crisp rankings as of 5/28/23:
1. Lao Gan Ma
2. Momofuku, Regular
3. This Little Goat, Spicy
4. Boon Sauce, Regular
5. Bullet
6. Sze Daddy
7. This Little Goat, Regular
8. ZinDrew, OG
9. Holy Tshili
10. KariKari

The rest: Trader Joe's, S&B, Junzi, Nowon’s, Cy Eats, RiceBox, Momofuku (other 3 varieties), ZinDrew X-Batch, Su (all 3), The Flavor Society Pizza/Spicy Pizza, Fly By Jing

No longer in production: Umamei, Mom's Mala (2 varieties)

Show threadJosh Tsui 🍥
@kathrynyu nothing beats Lao Gan Ma!
May 29, 2023 at 2:37amWeb