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China Live - Peking Duck Fat Popcorn
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About China Live
- Based in
- San Francisco, California
- Known for
- Chinese restaurant and market in San Francisco's Chinatown
China Live sits at 644 Broadway in San Francisco's Chinatown. Chef George Chen created it as a restaurant with a market alongside, and the shop sells Asian spices, sauces, condiments, snacks and kitchenware selected by Chen and his wife and partner, Cindy Wong-Chen.
Several of the shop's goods are made on site in the China Live kitchens, among them sauces, chili crisp and savory snacks.
China Live questions
What is chili crisp?
Chili crisp is a Chinese condiment of oil packed with crunchy bits of chili pepper, often with garlic, onion or scallion, made in regional versions by households and restaurants for generations. It is a finishing condiment: spoon it over or stir it into food just before serving, on eggs, noodles, soups or even ice cream. China Live makes its own chili crisp in its San Francisco kitchens.
What is chili bean sauce?
Chili bean sauce is another name for doubanjiang, a hot, savory Chinese paste of fermented broad (fava) beans, chili peppers, soybeans, salt and flour. Fermenting means aging the ingredients so microbes deepen the flavor; the best-known kind, from Pixian near Chengdu, often ages for more than three years. It is a key ingredient in Sichuan dishes such as mapo tofu, and China Live makes a chili bean sauce in house.
