黄焖鸡

黃燜雞
huángmènjī
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 braised chicken in brown sauce (Shandong dish, usually served over rice)

Examples

HSK 2
Zhōngwǔ wǒ diǎn le fèn huángmènjī mǐfàn.
I ordered huangmen chicken over rice for lunch.
HSK 2
Zhè jiā de huángmènjī tèbié xià fàn.
This place's braised chicken really goes down well with rice.

Tips

culture
Shandong (Jinan) origin. The chain 杨铭宇黄焖鸡米饭 made it a nationwide fast-casual staple in the 2010s: chicken pieces stewed with mushrooms, potatoes and green peppers in a brown soy-based sauce, served over rice in a small clay pot.

Stroke Order

huáng
mèn