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,
Balchão Balchão Balchão has been described as "a fiery dish from Goa (in coastal western India) which is almost like a pickle". It is a spicy seafood or meat dish in Goan cuisine. Balchão is a method of cooking, made with either fish ("de peixe"), prawns ("de camarão"), or pork ("de porco"), in a spicy and tangy tomato-chili sauce. It resembles pickling and can be made days in advance without reheating. The traditional balchão uses a paste made from dried shrimp known as "galmbo" in Konkani. Its ingredients could include prawns, oil, onions chopped fine, tomatoes, garlic paste or cloves, ginger