Description
A cold dish embodying 'Guai Wei' (Strange Flavor), the ultimate complex seasoning in Sichuan cuisine. Often considered the root of Saliva Chicken. Boiled chicken is drenched in a chaotic blend of soy, black vinegar, sugar, chili oil, Sichuan pepper, and sesame paste. The Five Flavors shift dizzyingly in a single bite.
Restaurants serving Strange Flavor Chicken (Guai Wei Ji)
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Bone-in chicken
- Soy sauce
- Black vinegar
- Sugar
- Chili oil
- Sichuan pepper powder
- Sesame paste
- Peanuts
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe]
- Poach bone-in chicken gently with scallion/ginger; shock in ice water and cleave.
- [Strange Flavor Sauce]: Mix soy, black vinegar, heavy sugar, chili oil, Sichuan pepper powder, sesame paste, sesame oil, and grated garlic.
- Thin with a splash of chicken broth. Adjust until sweet, sour, and spicy are perfectly balanced with no single flavor dominating.
- Plate the chicken.
- Drench heavily with the sauce.
- Garnish with crushed peanuts, sesame seeds, and scallions.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
A chaotic umami where black vinegar tartness and chili heat coexist on a sesame paste base、黒酢の酸味とラー油の辛味が同居するカオスな旨味
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Poach JP chicken thighs and drench in the complex blended sauce
Pairing
Cold Beer / White Rice
Trivia
'Guai Wei' is a flavor category unique to Sichuan. It contains Sweet, Sour, Numbing, Spicy, Salty, and Fragrant. If any one is missing or overpowering, it fails. It is considered a miracle of blending.
Eating tips & etiquette
Coat the chicken heavily in the sauce. Instantly upon eating, you taste 'sweetness' and 'sesame', followed by 'black vinegar tartness', ending with 'chili heat' and 'numbing Sichuan pepper'. It deeply confuses and delights the brain.
Allergen
Poultry, Sesame, Peanuts, Soybeans, Wheat