红油

紅油

hóngyóu

noun

Meanings

1 chili oil
2 red chili oil

Characters

Examples

这家店的红油抄手特别好吃。

Zhèjiā diàn de hóngyóu chāo shǒu tèbié hǎochī.

This shop's chili-oil wontons are especially good.

拌面时加一勺红油。

Bàn miàn shí jiā yī sháo hóngyóu.

Add a spoon of chili oil when mixing the noodles.

Tips

culture

Sichuan kitchens infuse hot oil with chilies, peppercorns and aromatics; the bright red oil sits on top and gets ladled into cold dishes (凉菜) like 红油抄手 and 口水鸡.

Stroke Order

红 hóng

油 yóu