Is this the stuff with the little garlic bulbs in it? What’s a fair price to pay?
It looks like this:
http://nymag.com/strategist/article/lao-gan-ma-best-chili-sa...
At Asian supermarkets, they should be less than $5. I usually see them them at Ranch 99 (a Chinese chain supermarket) for 3.99.
But the price can vary if you go to a predominantly Korean or Vietnamese supermarket.