Lantern Chili (Deng Long Jiao)
丸くて可愛い赤い提灯！辛くないのに香りは一級品
Description
A chili shaped round and puffy like a 'red lantern' (Deng Long), exactly as the name suggests. Contrary to its impactful look, the heat is extremely mild (closer to paprika), boasting an exceptionally strong 'sweet, mellow aroma'. A visual-duty spice to dye dishes beautifully red and enhance aroma.
Classification: Hardcore, Spice, Chili, Lantern Chili, Mild, Aroma, Hot Pot, Stir-fry
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How to use
Ingredients
- Dried fruit of the Capsicum genus(Lantern Chili)
Instructions
- [Typical Uses]
- [Ma La Xiang Guo (Dry Hot Pot)]: Tossed massively whole into the wok for visual impact. Being mild, they are sweet and delicious even eaten whole.
- Float in Chongqing hot pot soup as an aromatic and visual accent.
- Flavoring for chili oil.
Learn more Substitutes, pairings, tips
Key spices
Sweet、mellow aroma like paprika or ripe fruit、with a faint heat
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
(Hard to substitute shape/aroma with JP chilies. Color-duty since it's mild)
Pairing
Ma La Xiang Guo (Dry Hot Pot) / Chongqing Hot Pot / La Zi Ji
Trivia
Frying it slowly in oil envelopes the room in sweet chili aroma. If this round chili appears in a hardcore Chinese restaurant, don't fear—bite into it. It's crispy and delicious.
Eating tips & etiquette
A completely different variety from Hainan's ultra-spicy 'Yellow Lantern Chili Paste'. This is red, dried, and almost non-spicy. In extreme dishes where you 'search for meat in a mountain of chilies' (like La Zi Ji), this mild chili is often blended so customers are safe even if they accidentally eat one.
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