鹽酥雞

台菜茶餐廳

Pronunciation

English Name

popcorn chicken

Cantonese (Traditional)

鹽酥雞

Simplified Chinese

盐酥鸡

Mandarin (Pinyin)

yán sū jī

Yale Romanization

yìhm sōu gāi

Jyutping

jim6 so1 gai1

Character Breakdown

鹽 is salty, 酥 is the same word used for flaky pastries and in this context is crispy or crunchy, and 雞 is chicken, so 鹽酥雞 is salty crunchy chicken.

About This Dish

Taiwanese popcorn chicken is a particularly crunchy and spicy (seasoned with Sichuan pepper) street food and snack.

Variations

芒果雞

mango chicken

陳皮雞

orange chicken

芝麻雞

sesame chicken

檸檬雞

lemon chicken

左宗棠雞

General Tso's chicken

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Categories:: 台菜

茶餐廳
Yale:: yìhm sōu gāi
Jyutping:: jim6 so1 gai1

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鹽酥雞