剁椒 (duòjiāo) · chopped salted chilies, chopped pickled chili

Meanings

1 chopped salted chilies
2 chopped pickled chili

About the ingredient

调料 Seasonings

A coarse, bright red mash of chopped chili and salt, fermented in jars and popular in Hunan. It is steamed over fish heads and tofu or fried with eggs and in stir-fries; it is already salty, so dishes need little more.

Also called 剁辣椒

Used in 4 dishes

臭豆腐 chòudòufu

剁椒鱼头 duòjiāo yútóu

剁椒炒蛋 duòjiāo chǎo dàn

烤茄子 kǎoqiézi

Characters

Examples

HSK 4

这道菜放了剁椒，有点儿辣。

Zhè dào cài fàng le duòjiāo, yǒudiǎnr là.

This dish has chopped chilies in it, so it's a bit spicy.

HSK 7-9

湖南人常常自己做剁椒：把新鲜辣椒剁碎，加盐装进坛子里腌。

Húnán rén chángcháng zìjǐ zuò duòjiāo: bǎ xīnxiān làjiāo duòsuì, jiā yán zhuāngjìn tánzi lǐ yān.

People in Hunan often make their own chopped chilies: they chop fresh chilies fine, add salt and pack them into a jar to cure.

Tips

culture

A staple of Hunan cooking: fresh red chilies chopped with salt and left to ferment, salty, sour and hot. It is best known from 剁椒鱼头, a fish head steamed under a thick layer of it.