Chilli Oil/Chilli Dipping Sauce

Chilli oil is sometimes used as a dipping condiment in Hong Kong. It is slightly less hot than the commercially made oils from the Sichuan province in China, and certainly never so hot as the ones from Southeast Asia. This is to be expected inasmuch as the Cantonese like strong but more subtle flavours and taste. You can purchase chilli oil from Chinese markets. The Thai and Malaysian versions are especially hot; the Hong Kong, Taiwanese and Chinese versions are a bit milder. Such commercia