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La Zi Ji (辣子鸡) — diced fried chicken in a sea of chillies!
A classic Sichuan La Zi Ji — crispy diced fried chicken buried under a mountain of dried red chillies, Sichuan peppercorns, peanuts and sesame. Pure mala joy.
If you’ve never gone digging through a literal mountain of dried chillies for tiny bits of chicken, La Zi Ji (辣子鸡) is one of life’s joys you’re missing. 🌶️😋
Used the Eatigo deal at a Sichuan spot in Kallang and ordered the classic.
What landed on the plate:
- A heaping plate of dried red chillies — the whole top layer, glistening with chilli oil.
- Buried underneath: little crispy nuggets of fried chicken, cut into bite-sized cubes, each one coated in the spicy oil and a touch of sesame.
- Scattered through: roasted peanuts for crunch, sesame seeds for nutty fragrance, Sichuan peppercorns for the mouth-numbing buzz, and coriander sprigs for that herbal lift.
You don’t eat the chillies — you fish out the chicken and peanuts piece by piece, and the longer it sits, the more the chicken soaks up that smoky-spicy-numbing flavour. 😍
Overall: 4 / 5. Chicken was crispy, the ma la kick was the right level of numbing, and the peanuts were addictive. Always worth the chilli-fishing effort. 👍🏼
