Since April, a "magic" Chili sauce has appeared on Ebay, an online shopping mall in the United States. This Chili sauce with a net content of 1 ounce (about 28 grams) has been "auctioned" by many sellers online. This chili sauce is a Sichuan-style chili sauce specially launched by McDonald's restaurant in the United States for the film Mulan in 1998. After the release period of that year, it was withdrawn from the market. The reason why this chili sauce was recently sold was because of an American popular cartoon "Rick and Modi". Grandpa Rick, an important character, complained to others in the first episode of the third season of the show, "Even if I wait another 97 years, I will definitely eat it again.
Although this Sichuan-style hot sauce is not authentic from China, in many online shopping malls in the United States, the seasoning from China is more and more popular with foreign diners, and its price is also rising.
Also on Ebay, a bottle of Laoganma Chili sauce from Guizhou costs 14.8 USD, which is about 102 RMB. The large pieces of Wang Zhihe fermented bean curd from Beijing also aroused the interest of many foreign "foodies", and the price exceeded 17 USD. Some netizens commented that this kind of "sauce" has a "very exciting" taste, and "it can be used to mix pasta or bread to get a good experience." In addition, some people said that they would drink every drop of "soup" in Wang Zhihe Sufu bottle. This is just a microcosm of overseas diners' increasing recognition of China seasoning.