SO HOW GARLICKY IS YOK CHAN'S EXTRA GARLIC CHILLI OIL?
Ooooo WELLL...
There were a few prototypes made in which some had a lot more garlic, and some had not so much more.
The version we landed on wasn't the version that was the most garlicky (even though that one smelled BIG) but was the one that when combined with things like mayo or the Tamago Sando, it just hit the spot.
For some it isn't garlicky enough, for others it's very garlicky. I think that it's just the right amount of garlic to add well placed, extra garlicky dimensions to more dishes.
WHAT CAN I USE THE CHILLI OIL WITH?
In the early days, my memory was mainly using the chilli oil with Yok Chan's noodles. However as time went by and as it was discovered by more people, we soon realised how well it went with other things.
The two initial most well-paired foods that alerted us to it's prowess, the main well-trodden gateways if you will, are cheese and eggs. Every form of egg, every type of cheese. It doesn't just add to them, it TRANSFORMS them. They are the chilli oil's best friends.
It also goes just as spectacularly with fish, honestly. Try it with smoked salmon and scrambled eggs and I assure you that dish will enter a new dimension.
The chilli oil also heightens other foods in the same way, whether it's fried rice, pasta, dumplings, curries, risotto, tacos, soups, salads.. It's sort of more now what we don't use it with. It really does go well with everything.
IS YOK CHAN'S CHILLI OIL VEGAN AND/OR VEGETARIAN?
Yok Chan's Chilli Oil doesn't use ingredients derived from animals or animal products.
As some ingredients have 'may contain' warnings and YCCO is currently made in a home kitchen, we can't guarantee our product is 100% free from milk products, although great care is taken to control any cross contamination risks.
In regards to labelling, we believe that it's still being debated if products that have precautionary statements such as “may contain milk etc..” can be classed as ‘vegan’.
Even though a few organisations say that products with 'may contain..' items can be classed as vegan, for now we've decided to be as transparent as possible stating our product as plant based alongside the above info, letting the customer decide based on the info provided.
DOES YOK CHAN'S CHILLI OIL CONTAIN NUTS?
There are no nuts used in our chilli oil recipe.
However as the chilli oil uses ingredients sourced from larger suppliers that have 'may contain' warnings regarding tree nuts and peanuts, plus is handmade in a home kitchen, we cannot guarantee it is 100% free from nuts. Although great care is taken to control any cross contamination risks.