Chilli & heat · Dried
Tianjin chillies
Also called Tien Tsin chillies, Tianjin red chillies, Chinese dried red chillies
Small, thin-skinned dried Chinese red chillies, hot and fragrant. Fried whole with Sichuan pepper in kung pao chicken, dry-fried dishes and chilli oil.
- A kind of Dried chillies
What can replace it
- T1 · Great swapChiles de árbol
- T1 · Great swapFacing-heaven chillies
- T2 · GoodDried Thai chillies
Smaller and hotter; use fewer. (use 0.75× the amount)
- T2 · GoodErjingtiao chillies
Milder and more fragrant; use more for the same heat. (use 1.5× the amount)
- T3 · In a pinchChilli flakes
Crushed flakes scorch faster and can't be fried whole for a mala stir-fry. (use 0.5× the amount)
Cook with Tianjin chillies
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