炸子鸡

炸子雞
zházǐjī
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 crispy fried chicken (Cantonese dish)

Examples

Cuìpí zházǐjī shì yuècàiguǎn de zhāopáicài.
Crispy fried chicken is a signature dish at Cantonese restaurants.
Zházǐjī yào chèn rè chī cái sū.
Crispy fried chicken has to be eaten hot to stay crisp.

Tips

usage
Despite (deep-fry) in the name, classic Cantonese 炸子鸡 is mostly basted with boiling oil rather than submerged — the chicken is poached, coated in a maltose glaze, then hot oil is ladled over it until the skin lacquers into a glassy crisp.

Stroke Order

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