Eating in China
A shallow pool of clear pale-golden rendered cooking fat in a plain ceramic dish.

Chicken fat

鸡油Jīyóu

Chicken-derived fat used to finish hui nanbei.

Type
Cooking fats and oils

A CLOSER LOOK

How to recognize it

Rendered chicken fat is a clear yellow liquid when warm and becomes solid in the refrigerator. Color alone cannot distinguish it from other cooking fats.

In the kitchen

Finishes hui nanbei.

Poultry-derived cooking fat, distinct from plant oil.

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这道菜里有鸡油吗?

Does this dish contain Chicken fat?

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