Chili Pepper Water
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Chili Pepper Water is a condiment
that is very popular in Hawaii
and in its most basic culinary form is prepared from local red chilis, salt, and water.
Chili pepper water is historically a homemade concoction used in household kitchens and restaurants. Various ingredients are sometimes added for additional flavor, including garlic, ginger, mirin
, and rice wine vinegar. It is often used splashed on eggs, rice and other foods to add flavor and spicy heat.
Condiment
A condiment is an edible substance, such as sauce or seasoning, added to food to impart a particular flavor, enhance its flavor, or in some cultures, to complement the dish. Many condiments are available packaged in single-serving sachets , like mustard or ketchup, particularly when supplied with...
that is very popular in Hawaii
Hawaii
Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...
and in its most basic culinary form is prepared from local red chilis, salt, and water.
Chili pepper water is historically a homemade concoction used in household kitchens and restaurants. Various ingredients are sometimes added for additional flavor, including garlic, ginger, mirin
Mirin
is an essential condiment used in Japanese cuisine, consisting of 40%–50% sugar. It is a kind of rice wine similar to sake, but with a lower alcohol content—14% instead of 20%. There are three general types. The first is hon mirin , which contains alcohol. The second is shio mirin, which contains...
, and rice wine vinegar. It is often used splashed on eggs, rice and other foods to add flavor and spicy heat.
Commercial production
Several varieties are commercially produced and available in ethnic markets on the mainland.Competitors
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