白雲鳳爪

Pronunciation
English Name

Baiyun chicken feet

Cantonese (Traditional)

白雲鳳爪

Simplified Chinese

白云凤爪

Mandarin (Pinyin)

bái yún fèng zhǎo


Yale Romanization

baahk wàhn fuhng jáau

Character Breakdown

白雲 is white cloud ( is white and is cloud), referring to Baiyun Mountain (and also the name of the surrounding Guangdong district), providing the spring waters, as legend has it, in which the chicken feet were originally washed. 鳳爪 is chicken feet. So altogether the name is white cloud chicken feet.

Baiyun chicken feet
About This Dish

Chilled white chicken feet marinated in a sweet and sour sauce, so it's also known as sweet and sour chicken feet, white chicken feet, chicken feet salad, and I've also seen it listed as Thai-style chicken feet.

Quick Facts
Categories:
點心
粵菜
Yale:
baahk wàhn fuhng jáau