Chili oil (also called hot chili oil; called la you 辣油, hongjiaoyou 红椒油, hong you 红油, lajiao you 辣椒油, hong lajiao you 红辣椒油, or jiao you 椒油 in Chinese; rayu ラー油 in Japanese; and gochu gireum 고추기름 in Korean) is an ingredient used in Chinese cuisine as well as in some other Asian cuisines. Particularly popular in Sichuan cuisine, it is used as an ingredient in cooked dishes as well as as a condiment.
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This spicy, bright red oil, an essential in Chinese cooking, is made from steeping vegetable oil with crushed or small dried chilies. Because of its strong, fiery flavor, it is used more as a seasoning or condiment than as a cooking oil.
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