peanut oil
花生油· huasheng you
oil
Taste & Role
🌿 Fragrant
It is the workhorse oil for stir-frying, pan-frying, and deep-frying in Chinese cooking, valued for its stability at high heat. Fragrant peanut oil is also drizzled over noodles, dumplings, and cold dishes to add nutty richness.
What it is
Peanut oil is a cooking oil pressed from peanuts and has long been the default frying oil in Chinese kitchens. Refined versions are light golden, nearly flavorless, and have a high smoke point around 450°F, while unrefined "fragrant" versions are pressed from roasted peanuts. It is sold in both styles, usually clearly labeled on the bottle.
Nutrition
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USDA FoodData Central
Substitutes
No registered substitutes — this one is usually easy to find.
Recipes using it
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