左宗棠雞
jó jūng tòhng gāi

General Tso's chicken

Another battered fried chicken coated in a sweet sauce, General Tso's chicken just has to be a Ch...

鹽酥雞
yìhm sōu gāi | jim6 so1 gai1

popcorn chicken

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

可樂雞翅
hó lohk gāi chi

cola chicken wings

Chicken wings marinaded in a sauce with cola.

貴妃雞
gwai fēi gāi

gui fei chicken

Gui fei chicken is a Cantonese dish similar to Hainan chicken but with the chicken soaked in diff...

沙茶雞
sā chàh gāi

sha cha chicken

Stir-fried chicken served in sha cha sauce, which was originally adapted from the peanut-based sa...

湖南雞
wùh nàahm gāi

Hunan chicken

A Chinese-American dish ostensibly originating from the Hunan province, this is stir-fried chicke...

棒棒雞
páahng páahng gāi

bang bang chicken

The original Sichuan street food consists of shredded steamed or poached chicken served in a spic...

腰果雞丁
yīu gwó gāi dīng | jiu1 gwo2 gai1 ding1

cashew chicken

Cashew chicken is a stir-fried mix of diced chicken and cashews. History This is a Chinese-Amer...

孜然雞丁
jī yìhn gāi dīng

cumin chicken

Diced chicken seasoned with cumin.

宮保雞丁
gūng bóu gāi dīng

kung pao chicken

Kung pao chicken, diced chicken mixed with peanuts and chilies, is familiar in Chinese-American c...

鳳爪
fuhng jáau | fung6 zaau2

chicken feet

Deep fried and boiled chicken feet, marinated in black bean sauce and then steamed.

白雲鳳爪
baahk wàhn fuhng jáau

Baiyun chicken feet

Chilled white chicken feet marinated in a sweet and sour sauce, so it's also known as sweet and s...

紅油
hùhng yàuh

red oil

Red oil is chili oil (traditionally made from Sichuan peppers), which, naturally, looks red. It's...

潮州辣椒油
chìuh jāu laaht jīu yàuh

Chaozhou chili oil

Chaozhou style chili oil contains garlic and soy sauce.

桂林辣椒酱
gwai làhm laaht jīu jeung

Guilin chili sauce

A chili sauce made from chili, garlic, and fermented soybeans that is a specialty of Guilin

芥蘭
gaai láan

Chinese broccoli

Chinese broccoli is also known as Chinese kale, or gai lan like the Chinese pronunciation). Earl...

蠔油芥蘭
hòuh yàuh gaai láan

Chinese broccoli with oyster sauce

Chinese broccoli, boiled or steamed and served with oyster sauce.

臘腸
laahp chéung | laap6 ceung2

Chinese sausage

Hong Kong style Chinese sausage is a smoked fatty soy sauce-flavored pork sausage used in a varie...