Heavenly Chef Hunan Red Chili Sauce

     Heavenly Chef Hunan Red Chili Sauce, by Marathon Packing is a Chinese red chili paste local to California. I highly recommend any asian chili sauce fan to try this out, locally made its freshness can't be beat.

Taste:
     Taste is an excellent blend of red chili, garlic, vegetable oil, sugar, vinegar, and MSG. Very rich, sweet and flavorful, more so than the typical vietnamese chili sauces you find. Also noteworthy is the absence of any noticable preservative taste, which is a must have for any superior quality main dish. An abundance of rich flavor, the lack of any bitter preservative taste, and the serious heat this sauce delivers have made it a treasure of cuisine.

Heat Rating - 3 - Firecracker -
(of 0 to 4)
0 - No Heat
1 - Mild Lips
2 - Hot Lips
3 - Firecracker
4 - No Lips (Extreme precaution)

Use:
     Chili pastes and sauces are usually a component of more complex final sauces used for everything from stir-frys to soups to toppings for steamed foods and dipping sauces for deep fried items. This particular sauce works well in all these applications, but in particular steamed foods (tofu) and as a dipping sauce, or soup condiment due to its rich flavor. Please take extra care with your portioning of this sauce as it packs a heated spicy punch beneath its richness. If using in a stir-fry it is essential to have a well ventilated kitchen.

Where to Find:
     You can find it at Safeway, Raley's, and 99 Ranch supermarkets amongst others as it gains popularity.

Please take care with expiration date.