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香菇蒸鸡

香菇蒸雞
xiānggū zhēng jī
Also on menus as 冬菇蒸鸡
noun Not spicy

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 steamed chicken with shiitake mushrooms

About the dish

粤菜 Cantonese · 热菜 Hot dish

Chicken chopped into pieces on the bone, marinated with soy sauce and ginger and steamed on a plate with sliced shiitake mushrooms. Tender and mild, sitting in its own savoury juices.

Examples

HSK 6
Xiānggū zhēng jī bú fàng làjiāo, hěn shìhé lǎorén hé háizi.
Steamed chicken with shiitake has no chili in it, so it suits older people and children.
HSK 7-9
Guǎngdōng de jiāchángcài lǐ, xiānggū zhēng jī hěn chángjiàn, zhēng chūlai de tāngzhī kěyǐ bàn fàn.
Steamed chicken with shiitake is a common Cantonese home dish, and the juices it gives off are good mixed into rice.

Stroke Order

香 xiāng
菇 gū
蒸 zhēng
鸡 jī