You know the pepper mash that they serve at all the Chinese buffets? What is that? What peppers are they? Is it fermented? Wife brought home a jar of it made by the same people with the rooster on the label of their hot sauce. Has same flavor from the buffets. Loving it but the label doesnt specify what pepper it is. For all I know, like much of the food at the Chinese buffet it is not even Chinese. Lets face it, when I go to buffet I slather it on my pizza and fries.
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other-condiments Pepper mash at Chinese Buffets
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The chili garlic paste?
They use red jalapenos for all their stuff afaik.
Yes they do, it is the sriracha baseThe Hot Pepper said:
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The product you're referring to is probably Huy Fong's "Sambal Oelek," which is just fermented red Jalapeño paste. Full list of ingredients: Chili, salt, distilled vinegar, potassium sorbate and sodium bisulfite as preservatives and xanthan gum.Contains: Sulphite (Sodium Bisulfite).
If you haven't yet, spend a half hour watching this for free: http://www.janson.com/2014/12/10/watch-sriracha-the-documentary-free-full-online-stream/ I like Huy Fong enough to use it at the Phở house, but it's not something i keep in the houe. The documentary, however, blew my mind. Especially the footage of tractor trailers carting tons of jalapeños to the sriracha factory. One farmer grows all of the jalapeños used by Huy Fong Foods, and that farmer doesn't sell to anyone else. Amazing.
If you haven't yet, spend a half hour watching this for free: http://www.janson.com/2014/12/10/watch-sriracha-the-documentary-free-full-online-stream/ I like Huy Fong enough to use it at the Phở house, but it's not something i keep in the houe. The documentary, however, blew my mind. Especially the footage of tractor trailers carting tons of jalapeños to the sriracha factory. One farmer grows all of the jalapeños used by Huy Fong Foods, and that farmer doesn't sell to anyone else. Amazing.
Bicycle808 said:
He's actually referring to this I believe http://amzn.to/2g0dn3R
Similar, fermented red jalapenos and garlic. More Chinese places use this than sambal.
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I posted it above lolThe Hot Pepper said:
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me too
BITD, i used to find both the chili-garlic and the Sambal Oelek stuff at the Chinese spots. Nowadays, a lot of spots just serve sriracha. In any case, the groceries have all 3 products stacked on the shelves, various sizes. Product of California, haha. My fave of the 3 is probably the chili-garlic, but I find the sriracha is best for french fries....
I don't think that's the sambal that AjDrew is talking about...but that looks like this awesome stuff I got at the Asian market. It's like toasted chilis and seeds in this sticky oil. It has a really awesome toasty, roasty flavor. Mmmmm, need to stop by the Asian market soon.hogleg said:mmmmmmm
THIS is what you want, I'm tellin' ya!
It's essentially oil, chilli, shallots, msg, salt and msg... and salt... It's the happiest paste in the paste world
It's essentially oil, chilli, shallots, msg, salt and msg... and salt... It's the happiest paste in the paste world