Eating in China
A few clean raw chicken hearts with their small tapered shape visible.

Chicken heart

鸡心Jīxīn

The chambered organ that pumps a chicken’s blood; its muscular walls distinguish it from the lobed liver and tube-like intestines.

Type
Meat

A CLOSER LOOK

How to recognize it

The chambered organ that pumps a chicken’s blood; its muscular walls distinguish it from the lobed liver and tube-like intestines.

In the kitchen

Cooked with pickled radish and peppers in Qianjiang chicken offal.

The Qianjiang preparation mixes heart with liver and intestines.

Ask about this ingredient

这道菜里有鸡心吗?

Does this dish contain Chicken heart?

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