大盘鸡 (dàpánjī) · big-plate chicken, dapanji

Measure Word

一份大盘鸡 fèn

Meanings

1 big-plate chicken
2 dapanji

Made with

鸡 jī 土豆 tǔdòu 青椒 qīngjiāo 干辣椒 gānlàjiāo 面条 miàntiáo

About the dish

Chicken chopped on the bone and stewed with potato, green pepper, dried chili and spices, served on a big platter for sharing. Wide, flat wheat noodles are usually mixed into the sauce at the end. Hot, with small bones.

Usually contains wheat

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

我们点了一份大盘鸡配拉条子。

Wǒmen diǎn le yí fèn dàpánjī pèi lātiáozi.

We ordered a big-plate chicken with hand-pulled noodles.

HSK 7-9

新疆大盘鸡又辣又香。

Xīnjiāng dàpánjī yòu là yòu xiāng.

Xinjiang big-plate chicken is both spicy and fragrant.

Tips

culture

A Xinjiang signature from the 1980s - a chopped whole chicken stewed with potatoes, bell peppers, dried chilies and Sichuan pepper, served on a platter. When you've eaten down the meat, wide 拉条子 noodles are tossed into the remaining sauce.