There are infinite ways to use chili crisp. The most basic uses include drizzling it over dumplings, noodles, pizza, pasta, and honestly anything you like to eat, including snacks like Doritos! Chocolate chips? Popcorn? Go wild!
If you only drizzle this on everything, you wouldn’t need to buy a whole book about it, right? Wrong! That’s why I’m here!
Whether you are a big chili crisp fan who has gone through countless jars or you have never heard of chili crisp until now, I want to shift the way we use and think of chili crisp. The overarching theory that I propose is that we need to think of chili crisp as more than a condiment—it’s a lifestyle! While I’m only partially joking, I really mean that it’s a part of seasoning and building a dish, as versatile as olive oil: You can use olive oil to sauté, but you can also drizzle it on top of pasta or salad. Depending on how you use it, the taste and experience change. And that’s what we are going to do with this book! We are going on a spicy adventure together that will shatter your perceptions and misconceptions of what chili crisp can do (get ready for the dessert chapter, which might be the most questionable one for you!).