Chili oil jars, although it may also be made from scratch at home. It is usually available by request at Chinese restaurants. Chili oil has various names in China. It is called (chili pepper splashed with oil) in Shaanxi province and 辣油("spicy oil") or 紅油("red oil" ) in Sichuan province. Among those names the most popular one is 辣椒油("chili pepper oil"). In China, chili oil is prepared basically by pouring hot vegetable oil slowly on chili pepper powder or chopped chili pepper. Many other ingredients can be added alongside to enrich flavor such as Chinese black vinegar, minced garlic, dried ginger skin,
Guizhou cuisine for four or five days to allow proper fermentation. Pickled cabbage and radish are served as side dishes, and popular to be consumed with noodles and rice-noodles. The sour soup broth (), representative of Guizhou cuisine with unique sourness, is a cooking heritage from the Miao people. It is the secret to create the famous Guizhou dish 'fish in sour soup'. The broth is normally made from the fermentation of rice, rice wine, wild tomatoes, red pepper, garlic and ginger. Spicy dipping sauce () is crucial in daily dinning of Guizhou people. It is made by mixing chili pepper, garlic,