Eating in China
Generated guide illustration: Goubangzi smoked chicken.

Goubangzi smoked chicken

沟帮子熏鸡Gōubāngzi xūnjī

Whole chicken simmered and sugar-smoked

Spiced smoked chicken associated with Beizhen.

Heat
Not recorded
Region
Liaoning
Type
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How does it taste?

Savory, spiced and smoky

Chili heat
Heat not recorded
Texture
Tender, fibrous meat
How it’s made
Simmer chicken in aromatic stock, drain and smoke over heated sugar.

Spice mixtures vary between producers.

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Associated with Liaoning.

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