chili oil

or chile oil

[ chil-ee oil ]

noun

1. an edible oil spiced with chile peppers, often used in Chinese cuisine.

Word History and Origins

Origin of chili oil¹

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

What I didn’t know then — and have since learned — is that what was delighting my taste buds was a Mexican chili oil with roots in Orizaba, Veracruz, known as salsa macha.

From Los Angeles Times

You can find a jar of chili oil on the tables at countless restaurants and noodle shops in the San Gabriel Valley, but in the last two years, Los Angeles has experienced a chile sauce revolution.

From Los Angeles Times

Now the millennial grocer has its own brand of fried alliums in chili oil, and I can’t get myself to buy it.

From Los Angeles Times

The brand is only targeting companies that use the terms “chile crunch” and “chili crunch,” not “chili oil,” “chili crisp,” “chili sauce,” or other similar names for the condiment.

From Salon

Now Bisbee says the club is working with its restaurant suppliers, trying to scorch the javelinas with a one-million Scoville-unit chili oil that the club can spray over the turf without killing it.

From Salon