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茶香鸡

茶香雞
cháxiāngjī
noun Spice varies

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Meanings

  1. 1 tea-scented chicken

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About the dish

家常菜 Home-style · 热菜 Hot dish

Chicken on the bone cooked with tea leaves, usually braised in a spiced soy liquid and then smoked over the leaves, so it carries the smell of the tea. Some versions are steamed with tea instead.

Examples

HSK 3
Zuò cháxiāngjī kěyǐ yòng hóngchá, yě kěyǐ yòng Tiěguānyīn.
You can make tea-scented chicken with black tea or with Tieguanyin.
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Cháxiāngjī chī qǐlai yǒu dàndàn de cháyè xiāngwèi.
Tea-scented chicken has a faint aroma of tea leaves.

Stroke Order

茶 chá
香 xiāng
鸡 jī