辣子鸡 (làzijī) · laziji, chicken with dried chilies

Measure Word

一份辣子鸡 fèn

Meanings

1 laziji
2 chicken with dried chilies

Made with

About the dish

川菜 Sichuan · 热菜 Hot dish

Small pieces of chicken, often on the bone, deep-fried until dry and crisp, then tossed with a heap of dried chilies and Sichuan pepper. Numbing and hot; you pick the chicken out and leave most of the chilies.

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

我点了一份辣子鸡，被辣得直流眼泪。

Wǒ diǎn le yí fèn làzijī, bèi là de zhíliú yǎnlèi.

I ordered laziji and it made my eyes water.

HSK 7-9

重庆的辣子鸡里辣椒比鸡肉还多。

Chóngqìng de làzijī lǐ làjiāo bǐ jīròu hái duō.

In Chongqing laziji the chilies outnumber the chicken.

Tips

culture

A signature Chongqing/Sichuan dish: small cubes of chicken deep-fried then stir-fried with a mountain of dried red chilies, Sichuan peppercorn, garlic and ginger. The diner hunts for the chicken pieces amongst the chilies - the chili pile is part of the presentation.