酱爆鸡丁, photo 1 of 1
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Stir-Fried Diced Chicken with Walnut
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Zheng Zhou
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酱爆鸡丁

醬爆雞丁
jiàngbào jīdīng
noun Not spicy

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 diced chicken in bean sauce

About the dish

鲁菜 Shandong · 热菜 Hot dish

Diced chicken flash-fried in thick sweet bean sauce until every piece is coated, often with diced cucumber or green pepper. Savoury with a hint of sweetness, not hot. A Beijing and Shandong dish.

Examples

HSK 6
Jiàngbào jīdīng yòng de shì tiánmiànjiàng, wèidao xián zhōng dài tián.
Diced chicken in bean sauce is made with sweet bean sauce, so it is savory with a hint of sweetness.
HSK 7-9
Zhè jiā Běijīng càiguǎn de jiàngbào jīdīng lǐ hái jiā le huánggua dīng.
This Beijing restaurant's diced chicken in bean sauce also has diced cucumber in it.

Tips

usage
酱爆 means flash-frying over high heat in a thick bean sauce, in the north usually sweet bean sauce.
mistakes
宫保鸡丁 is also diced chicken, but Sichuan-style, with dried chilies and peanuts.

Stroke Order

酱 jiàng
爆 bào
鸡 jī
丁 dīng