Lao Gan Ma vs. Fly By Jing vs. Xi'an Famous Foods | 3 Chili Oil Crisps Taste & Review

My husband and I tasted 3 different brands of chili oil crisps, and tried to figure out which one is our favorite. Here are some short introductions of the 3 brands in case you are not familiar with them.

Lao Gan Ma:
You can’t talk about chili crisp oil without Lao Gan Ma. Lao Gan Ma, literally translates as old godmother sauce. This Guizhou chili crisp is created by a legendary women named Tao Huabi (陶华碧)。
Originally, her chili crisps were offered to her noodle shop customers for free, then it turned out the chili crisps became more famous than the noodles she was selling. Tao Huabi started her chili oil business when she was 50, 15 years later, Lao Gan Ma became the most well known chili oil brand in China, and credited with popularizing Chinese chili oil condiments in the western world.
Personally, when I just came to the US, there were limited resources to buy authentic Sichuan dry peppercorn or chili peppers. I just used a lot of Lao Gan Ma to cook/stir fry spicy dishes. Lao Gan Ma definitely enlightened me on cooking!
You can buy Lao Gan Ma in most of the Asian Groceries. The bottle from the video, I spent $3.19 (7.4oz) from Weee.

Fly By Jing:
Sichuan Chili Crisp Sauce from Fly By Jing. I have wanted to try this sauce for a long time, since they use top quality, all natural ingredients, sourced, and crafted in Chengdu. The company strives to bring the authentic Sichuan chili crisp to the world! Sounds really legit, so I have really high expectations on this one!
I got my bottle from its website. Retail price is $15 (6oz), with shipping total $22.
https://flybyjing.com/shop/sichuan-ch...

Xi’an Famous Foods
Besides Guizhou and Sichuan, Xi’an is another region famous for its chili oil & chili crisps in China.
The famous noodle restaurant Xi’an Famous Food in New York launched its own retail chili oil & crisps. My husband and I had a great memory dine-in at the restaurant while we traveled in New York. I have to give this “the main driver of flavor in many dishes in XFF restaurants” a try when I saw this “ Year of tiger special edition XFF chili oil & crisps jar” online.
I got my bottle from its website. Retail price is $14 (8oz), with shipping total $19.5.
https://www.xianfoods.com/shop/sample...
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00:00 Intro
00:43 Aroma Test
02:15 With Noodles
05:22 With Dumplings
06:57 With Cucumber
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09:53 Who Is The Winner?
11:48 BTS
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