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

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

Tips

culture
Shandong (Jinan) origin. The chain 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