Chilli & heat · Dried
Facing-heaven chillies
Also called chao tian jiao, chaotianjiao, zidan tou, bullet chillies
Short, plump Sichuan dried chilli that grows pointing upwards; fragrant and medium-hot. Fried whole in kung pao chicken, la zi ji and dry-fried dishes.
- A kind of Dried chillies
What can replace it
- T1 · Great swapTianjin chillies
- T2 · GoodChiles de árbol
Similar heat but thinner and less fragrant.
- T2 · GoodDried Thai chillies
Smaller and hotter, with less fragrance. (use 0.75× the amount)
- T2 · GoodErjingtiao chillies
Milder and longer; more fragrance, less heat. (use 1.5× the amount)
- T3 · In a pinchChilli flakes
Crushed and less fragrant; can't be fried whole. (use 0.5× the amount)
- T3 · In a pinchSichuan chilli flakes
Already crushed; can't be fried whole. (use 0.5× the amount)
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