Feb 24, 2017
“The word 柳 (liǔ) means ‘willow,’ and I just assumed 'chicken willow’ was intestines or some kind of boney meat […] It turns out 柳 (liǔ) is a word used specifically for food dishes. It is used for meat that is cut into pieces and usually fried. It is used for meat where you can clearly see a pattern of veins, and is made of muscle, such as chicken breast, pork and beef tenderloin.”
how to decipher Chinese menu (part one)
