chili oil review
Lee Kum Kee Fiery Dried Shrimp Chili Oil
A+ tier — Excellent — top of the rotation
"Dried shrimp turns the umami up to eleven, and it runs hotter than the classic Chiu Chow."
At a glance
- Category
- chili oil
- Style
- Cantonese
- Origin
- Hong Kong
- Oil base
- soybean oil
- Seed-oil free
- No
- Price
- $
- Small batch
- No
- Dietary
- contains shellfish
First impressions
Lee Kum Kee Fiery Dried Shrimp Chili Oil currently sits at A+ tier on our live tier list with tasting notes: seafood, umami, hot. We're finishing our full side-by-side notes — the scores and flavor profile here are from our initial tastings, and the complete review is coming soon.
In the meantime: it's best on fried rice, noodles, congee , and you might skip it if shellfish allergy.
Best on
- fried rice
- noodles
- congee
- stir-fry
Skip it if
- shellfish allergy
- you want a vegetarian jar
Keep tasting
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