Swiss wing
{{Short description|Chicken wing dish of Hong Kong}}
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| name = Swiss wing
| image = File:TPK-style chicken wings in Swiss sauce at TPK Tsim Sha Tsui (20181012120848).jpg
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| caption = Swiss wings served at Tai Ping Koon Restaurant
| alternate_name = Swiss chicken wing
| country = Hong Kong
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| main_ingredient = chicken wing, soy sauce, star anise, pepper, onion, ginger, garlic, sugar
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File:Swiss Chicken Wings in Hong Kong.jpg
Swiss wing ({{zh|t=瑞士雞翼|s=瑞士鸡翼|first=t,j|j=seoi6 si6 gai1 jik6}}) is a kind of sweet soy sauce-flavored chicken wings served in some restaurants in Hong Kong.{{cite web|title=香港瑞士鸡翼|language=zh-cn|url=http://www.tech-food.com/kndata/detail/k0096297.htm|publisher=中国食品科技网|access-date=28 February 2018|archive-date=28 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180228162936/http://www.tech-food.com/kndata/detail/k0096297.htm|url-status=dead}} It is marinated in sauce made up of soy sauce, sugar, Chinese wine, and spices. Despite the name "Swiss", it is unrelated to Switzerland. Instead, it is believed to have originated in either Hong Kong or Guangzhou.CNN Go [http://www.cnngo.com/hong-kong/none/40-things-eat-hong-kong-coronary-arrest-820489 40 Hong Kong foods we can't live without] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105093220/http://www.cnngo.com/hong-kong/none/40-things-eat-hong-kong-coronary-arrest-820489 |date=2012-11-05 }} 13 July 2011. Retrieved 2011-10-09
Naming
There are no concrete answers as to the source or the name of the dish. One story — likely to be a mere urban legend — goes that a Westerner came across the dish "sweetened soya sauce chicken wings" in a restaurant, and asked a Chinese waiter what that was. The waiter, who did not speak perfect English, introduced the dish as "sweet wing". The customer misheard "sweet" as "Swiss", and the name "Swiss wing" has been used ever since.{{cite news|title=來自瑞士的甜豉油？|url=http://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/lifestyle/20170423/00296_003.html|language=zh-tw|publisher=東方日報 (Oriental Daily News)|date=2017-04-23}}
Origin
The story goes that a foreigner had dinner in Guangzhou Tai Ping Koon Restaurant (太平館). He was amazed by the sweet chicken wings served to him and asked the waiter for the name of the dish. The waiter mispronounced “Sweet” as “Swiss”. The restaurant decided to leave the mistake uncorrected and made the best of it by changing the name of the dish to "Swiss Chicken Wings".{{Cite web |title=來自瑞士的甜豉油？ - 東方日報 |url=https://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/lifestyle/20170423/00296_003.html |access-date=2025-01-18 |website=orientaldaily.on.cc}}
See also
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20050207073837/http://www.taipingkoon.com/ehistory.html History of Tai Ping Koon Restaurant] from their website.
- [http://lokness.wordpress.com/2011/12/16/swiss-sauce-chicken-wings/ Swiss Sauce Chicken Wings (Dark Soy Sauce Chicken Wings)]
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYkkVvuG4TI Hong Kong style Swiss sauce chicken wings 瑞士雞翼] (Cantonese) at YouTube
{{Cantonese cuisine}}
{{Hong Kong cuisine}}
{{Chicken dishes}}