chili paste
Fiery red sauce
Chili paste is a thick, spicy condiment made from crushed or ground chili peppers, often combined with oil, garlic, vinegar, or other seasonings.
Asian cuisines feature many varieties—sambal, gochujang, doubanjiang—each with distinct heat levels and flavor profiles.
The paste adds concentrated heat and depth to sauces, marinades, and stir-fries: Add a tablespoon of chili paste to the soup.
- gochujangKorean fermented chili paste
- harissaNorth African chili paste
- garlicPungent culinary bulb
- noodlesBoiled dough strands
- gingerPungent culinary rhizome
fish sauce · dipping sauces · dipping sauce · grinding · tofu · blending · capsaicin · fermented · rice noodles · vinegar · sambal · tamarind · roasting · lemongrass · tom yum · mortar and pestle · pounding · stir-fries
- Asian condimentsfish sauce, soy sauce, oyster sauce, hoisin sauce, sambal
- pastestahini, harissa, gochujang, sambal, sofrito
- spicy foodscayenne, jalfrezi, habanero, hot pepper, hot peppers
- Hunan-Sichuankung pao chicken, mapo tofu, Sichuan peppercorn, hot pot, twice cooked pork
- chili peppersjalapeno, habanero, serrano, cayenne, poblano
- koji fermentskoji, kojic acid
chili pastemild sauce
Low-heat flavor addition
sour cream · cream cheese · butter · sugar · honey
chili pasteplain flour
Unsupplemented milled wheat
cornstarch · water · plain rice · béchamel