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.
HOW SPICY IS YOK CHAN'S OG CHILLI OIL?
Ah good question, as we know that everyone has their own level of spice tolerance.
We think that the original YCCO has a medium level of spice, not too spicy that it will blow your head off, but not too mild that you won't get that sought-after kick.
Our Hotter! version however is a lot hotter, which is more for the hardcore masses. For us personally, it's not our every dayer :)
That said, if you have a constitution that is sensitive to chilli, definitely start off with small amounts at first.
As the old saying goes, 'if you have sensitive guts, don't go nuts..'
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.