"Chili oil?"
Raphael pointed to the bowl of red chili oil by Old Chen's hand: "Are you talking about this?"
"Yes, that's it."
While eating the meat bun earlier, Raphael already noticed the aroma of chili oil. But since it was blended with the meat stuffing and broth, the quantity wasn't much and the taste was subtle and not very apparent.
Now that no one was around, he simply scooped a few drops of pure chili oil for himself, without adding anything else, and directly put it into his mouth.
The chili oil had a gentle taste without the spicy kick usually associated with chili peppers.
A distinct aroma slowly spread across his tongue, lingered in his mouth, and became gradually rich and flavorful over time.
"This is..." Raphael closed his eyelids to savor for a moment, his eyes lit up, "Scallion oil?"
Using spiced oil made from fried scallions to create chili oil, this imaginative idea amazed him.
