Sand Ginger (Sha Jiang)

Sand Ginger (Sha Jiang)Sand ginger, or sha jiang, is in the ginger family of plants and is one of four species of galangal (Kaempferia galangal). Like ginger, sand ginger is a rhizome, and this dried, sliced version has an intense peppery smell and taste with a camphorous overtone. Sand ginger's peppery bite complements the other well known Chinese spices (star anise, cassia, smoked cao guo, etc.) and can be added to your spice mix for braises, hot pot and chili oil for

After making dan dan noodles

Mix douchi into a Guizhou-style chili oil and you get a readymade sauce for dressing noodles and stir-fries with minimum effort and maximum effect

because they are here

The noodles

chicken and vegetable dishes and is almost always found in hot pot

standing for Canada Oil

the only product among the collection that is not fermented and not from Sichuan

floral and lemony

Use the pickled form of Sichuan's favorite chili in place of doubanjiang (chili bean paste) in yu xiang dishes (pork

Single-origin da hong pao Sichuan pepper from Wudu

or include some seeds in your dish for maximum heat

Shaoxing Huadiao Rice Cooking Wine is considered the best liaojiu in the supermarket