Swiss wing () is a kind of sweet

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-flavored chicken wings served in some

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. It is marinated in sauce made up of soy sauce,

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, Chinese wine, and

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s. Despite the name "Swiss", it is unrelated to

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. Instead, it is believed to have originated in either

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Naming

There are no concrete answers as to the source or the name of the dish. One story — likely to be a mere

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— goes that a Westerner came across the dish "sweetened soya sauce chicken wings" in a restaurant, and asked a Chinese waiter what that was. The waiter, who did not speak perfect English, introduced the dish as "sweet wing". The customer misheard "sweet" as "Swiss", and the name "Swiss wing" has been used ever since.

Origin

The story goes that a foreigner had dinner in Guangzhou Tai Ping Koon Restaurant (太平館). He was amazed by the sweet chicken wings served to him and asked the waiter for the name of the dish. The waiter mispronounced “Sweet” as “Swiss”. The restaurant decided to leave the mistake uncorrected and made the best of it by changing the name of the dish to "Swiss Chicken Wings".

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History of Tai Ping Koon Restaurant
from their website.
Swiss Sauce Chicken Wings (Dark Soy Sauce Chicken Wings)Hong Kong style Swiss sauce chicken wings 瑞士雞翼
(Cantonese) at YouTube {{Chicken dishes Cantonese cuisine Chinese chicken dishes Hong Kong cuisine

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