As you can see, aren’t there many street food options for you to choose from? But one thing for sure you’ll notice on the street is that how much the locals love their chilies. And by “love” I don't mean just a little bit for seasoning or for aesthetic. Before the CNY, I accompanied mom to get some 年货 nianhuo, the spring festival grocery & goodies stock-up . One of the stops was going to this lady’s chili shop where my auntie was a regular. When we got to her shop, mom picked her chili by the spicy level and origin, usually she picked from 大方 Dafang, 遵义 Zunyi or 花溪 Huaxi, all from Guizhou. Because she wanted to make some 糍粑辣椒 ciba spicy chili sauce, an oil chili sauce, the lady fed the grinder with what mom chose for finer ground than chopped version. After all, chopping them all at home would take a longer time. Mom then would bring home the freshly ground chili and cooked it with sliced ginger, garlic and lots of oil. By the way, the laziji you saw previously was cooked with this type of homemade chili sauce. It adds the aroma and smoky taste to the dish.

你看看，夜市是不是选择多多嘞？但有一样东西你肯定注意到的就是当地人有多么地喜欢辣椒了。我说的 “喜欢” 不仅仅是一点点作为调味或是点缀哦。春节前我陪伴母亲屯了些年货。其中一站就是到这个我大姨常光顾的辣椒铺了。到了辣里，母亲按辣度、香味还有产地挑选了满意的辣椒。产地通常是大方或是遵义或是花溪的。因为是为了制做糍粑辣椒，所以要用到搅碎机搅拌处理，这要比回家自己剁要轻松许多。拿回家后母亲便用姜片、蒜以及大量的油进对搅碎后的辣椒行下一步的制作。插一句哈，之前看到的辣子鸡便是用这种糍粑辣椒烹制而成的。这样一来辣子鸡会变得香味扑鼻，还有一种糍粑辣椒的特殊焦熏味。