Lee Kum Kee XO Sauce (2.8 Oz - 1 Pack), All-Purpose Condiment, Umami Flavor, Perfect for Stir-Frying, Seafood, Fried Rice, Dim Sum, and Dumplings

The best tasting flavour enhancer on the planet. Mix it through your cereal, or add some to your smoothies! A little goes a long way so easy does it. Yumm

I believe this product gets more negative reviews than it deserves. I can understand quality-control and shipping complaints, like "pop up lid popped" or "only received one bottle". What irks me is negative reviews from people who don't like the fermented character of the product. That is what it is supposed to taste like, people.. One reviewer claimed their friend was a cook at a high-end Italian restaurant and didn't like it - but Italians use fermented fish products like Colatura di Alici (buy on Amazon). Others said there was too much oil. The cook should control the oil ratio. Depending on your application, use some flavored oil and some solids. For example, reduce low-sodium chicken bone broth by half, add XO solids, add some of the XO oil, add some tarragon. Makes great sauce for skate, scallops, shrimp, fish.. Excess XO oil can be used for coating pasta, or in a vinaigrette. Just dumping the whole jar, mindlessly, into your dish is a reflection of poor culinary skill, not the product itself. Also, the product is not excessively salty.

Asian food never tasted better!

It was really nice, however price raised from $13 to $20 just within 6 months

ChiChi says this tastes like fish! I was expecting something out of this world, and it ain't. I put this on Swordfish and it was very good, also tried on scallops, but decided I didn't want to have my steak tastes like fish so didn't try it with that. It is basically like a glorified fish sauce only oily and thicker and less salty. I also hate the fact that the little tiny shrimp are whole and look much like a maggots in the dish. It is very good on the fish and gives it a nice "umami" taste. Otherwise just use fish sauce or anchovies and you will get a similar taste. Not worth the price.