Mom dug out a bottle of chilli and told me that it was a gift from my cousin Criszean. He went to Taiwan recently and this chilli paste mix is quite popular for being really spicy. So after digging a little more, I found that it is sold by 溫州大餛飩 probably because it goes well with their dumplings.
I had it with our local Soon Kueh instead as I do not like the chilli sauce the store offers. I wondered why they used the tiger as a symbol and I soon found out. The spiciness creeps up on you like the tiger, silently stalking you and once you think you can deal, it strikes and blows your mind away. I have tasted a chilli sauce that is claimed to be the world's spiciest, and this is not spicy when compared. However, I rather eat this and enjoy the lovely flavours from the chilli, garlic and fermented soy beans than just a sauce that just burns your tongue and give you no satisfaction. Now I have to save the rest of the bottle for when my soon kueh cravings hit. To me, it was the perfect chilli to blend with the sweetness of the black sauce and the stewed vegetable filling.
Now if anyone is heading to Taiwan, or maybe Vietnam (where it is produced), PLEASE get me a bottle (or 10) of this yummy TIGER chilli.
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