手撕鸡, photo 1 of 1
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Sichuan shredded chicken salad
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手撕鸡

手撕雞
shǒusījī
noun Spice varies

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 hand-torn chicken

About the dish

粤菜 Cantonese · 凉菜 Cold dish

Cooked chicken pulled by hand into strips, skin and all, and served cold. The dressing varies: usually soy, garlic, coriander and sesame, sometimes chili oil and vinegar; Cantonese versions are plain, with ginger and scallion.

Usually contains sesame

Examples

HSK 5
Tiān rè de shíhou, mǎi yí fèn shǒusījī pèi píjiǔ zuì shūfu.
When it's hot, nothing beats a portion of hand-torn chicken with a beer.
HSK 7-9
Shǒusījī shì yí dào liángcài, jīròu yào yòng shǒu sīchéng tiáo.
Hand-torn chicken is a cold dish: the chicken is torn into strips by hand.

Stroke Order

手 shǒu
撕 sī
鸡 jī