江南百花鸡 (Jiāngnán bǎihuājī) · hundred-flower chicken

Measure Word

一盘江南百花鸡 pán

Meanings

1 hundred-flower chicken

Made with

鸡 jī 虾仁 xiārén 猪膘肉 zhūbiāoròu 蛋清 dànqīng

About the dish

粤菜 Cantonese · 热菜 Hot dish

Chicken skin spread with a thick layer of shrimp paste, steamed, cut into pieces and laid out as a chicken under a light sauce, traditionally ringed with flower petals. Soft and bouncy. A Cantonese banquet dish, despite 江南 in the name.

Usually contains shellfish and egg

Characters

flower (with the previous character, shrimp paste)

鸡

jī

chicken

Examples

HSK 7-9

江南百花鸡是在鸡皮上抹一层虾胶蒸出来的。

Jiāngnán bǎihuājī shì zài jīpí shàng mǒ yì céng xiājiāo zhēng chūlai de.

Hundred-flower chicken is made by spreading a layer of shrimp paste on chicken skin and steaming it.

HSK 7-9

这道江南百花鸡很费工夫，一般只有宴席上才有。

Zhè dào Jiāngnán bǎihuājī hěn fèi gōngfu, yìbān zhǐyǒu yànxí shàng cái yǒu.

Hundred-flower chicken takes a lot of work, so it is usually served only at banquets.

Tips

usage

In Cantonese cooking 百花 "hundred flowers" means shrimp paste, and many dishes stuffed or coated with it carry 百花 in their names. Despite 江南 in the name, this is a Cantonese dish.