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,
Chili pepper Chili pepper The chili pepper (also chile, chile pepper, chilie pepper, or chilli from Nahuatl "chīlli" () is the fruit of plants belonging to the members of the family Solanaceae. About thirty species exist as shrubs with brightly colored, mostly spicy, fruits. Chili peppers are widely used in many cuisines to add spiciness to dishes. The substances that give chili peppers their pungency when ingested or applied topically are capsaicin and related capsaicinoids. Cultivars grown in North America and Europe are believed to all derive from "Capsicum annuum", and have white, yellow, red or purple to black fruits. In 2016,