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of southern

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." ''炸子鸡.'' Retrieved on 2008-11-19. The chicken is fried in such a way that the skin is extremely crunchy, but the white meat is relatively soft. Guangzhou Cuisine
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the chicken in water with spices (e.g.,

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, and

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s), drying it, coating it with a syrup of

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and sugar, letting it dry thoroughly (which helps make the skin crispy), and deep-frying it. The dish is often served with two side dishes, a pepper salt () and prawn crackers (). The pepper salt, colored dark white to gray, is dry-fried separately in a wok. It is made of

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and

. Traditionally this dish is eaten at night. It is also one of the traditional chicken dishes served at Chinese weddings and other Asian weddings.Macau Wedding Packages - Chinese Wedding Dinner Menus
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