Lemon chicken is the name of several dishes found in cuisines around the world which include
chicken
The chicken (''Gallus gallus domesticus'') is a domesticated subspecies of the red junglefowl (''Gallus gallus''), originally native to Southeast Asia. It was first domesticated around 8,000 years ago and is now one of the most common and w ...
and
lemon
The lemon (''Citrus'' × ''limon'') is a species of small evergreen tree in the ''Citrus'' genus of the flowering plant family Rutaceae. A true lemon is a hybrid of the citron and the bitter orange. Its origins are uncertain, but some ...
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In
American-,
Canadian-, Australasian-, and
British-Chinese cuisine, it usually consists of pieces of chicken meat that are
sautéed or battered and
deep-fried and coated with a thick, sweet lemon-flavored sauce. The Chinese restaurant of the
Panda Hotel in
Tsuen Wan,
Hong Kong
Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...
used to serve its version of lemon chicken with the chicken pieces coated in batter, then rolled in
almond
The almond (''Prunus amygdalus'', Synonym (taxonomy)#Botany, syn. ''Prunus dulcis'') is a species of tree from the genus ''Prunus''. Along with the peach, it is classified in the subgenus ''Amygdalus'', distinguished from the other subgenera ...
slivers and deep-fried and served with the lemon-glaze sauce.
Similarly named dishes
Lemon chicken in
Italy
Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Italian Peninsula, a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land b ...
(') and
Greece
Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. Located on the southern tip of the Balkan peninsula, it shares land borders with Albania to the northwest, North Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, and Turkey to th ...
() consists of a whole chicken pan-roasted with white wine, lemon juice, fresh
thyme
Thyme () is a culinary herb consisting of the dried aerial parts of some members of the genus ''Thymus (plant), Thymus'' of flowering plants in the mint family Lamiaceae. Thymes are native to Eurasia and north Africa. Thymes have culinary, medici ...
and
mirepoix.
In
Spain
Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de Tarifa, southernmost point of continental Europe, it is the largest country in Southern Eur ...
, a similar dish, ' also includes
pine nuts,
rosemary and ham.
French ' includes
Dijon mustard in the sauce, and is accompanied by roasted potatoes.
See also
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Orange chicken
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Pineapple chicken
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List of chicken dishes
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List of lemon dishes and beverages
This is a list of lemon dishes and drinks, in which lemon is used as a primary ingredient. Lemon is a small evergreen tree native to Asia, and the tree's ellipsoidal yellow hesperidium, fruit. The fruit is used for culinary and non-culinary purp ...
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References
External links
Newspaper articles about lemon chicken from New York City 1969-1995
American Chinese chicken dishes
Canadian Chinese chicken dishes
Italian cuisine
Australian Chinese cuisine
New Zealand Chinese cuisine
Chinese chicken dishes
Cantonese cuisine
Hong Kong cuisine
Spanish cuisine
Lemon dishes
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