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4 Worst Rated Chinese Deep-fried Dishes

Last update: Thu Jan 16 2025
4 Worst Rated Chinese Deep-fried Dishes
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Xi duo shi
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Hong Kong-style French Toast is prepared with two slices of peanut butter or coconut jam-smeared milk bread, which are dipped into a batter of eggs and vanilla essence, then pan-fried or deep-fried in oil until golden brown. When served, this french toast version is topped with a dab of butter in the center, and it's often drizzled with maple syrup, condensed milk, honey, or an ice cream scoop.


This dish is traditionally served hot, and it's recommended to pair it with a cup of milk tea.

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Feng zhao is the name for dim sum-style braised chicken feet. The chicken feet are cleaned, salted, dried, then deep-fried in oil in order to puff up the skin around the bones and to caramelize the exterior. The next step is braising, which tenderizes the chicken feet – they are simmered in a pot of water with star anise and sliced ginger.


The chicken feet are drained, mixed with a marinade consisting of oyster sauce, sugar, pepper, and black bean sauce, and then sautéed in sesame oil with garlic until the sauce thickens. These aromatic chicken feet are served while still hot, typically with black bean sauce on the side.

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Dumplings

GUANGDONG, China and  one more region
3.3
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Wu gok are traditional dumplings originating from China, and they’re often served as a part of dim sum. In order to prepare the dumplings, taro root is steamed, mashed, stuffed with the fillings, and deep-fried. The dough for wrapping the filling is made with a combination of taro root, flour or wheat starch, lard, salt, sugar, and baking soda.


The filling contains Chinese mushrooms, shrimp, onions, garlic, and ground pork that’s been marinated in soy sauce, cornstarch, sesame oil, and five-spice powder. There’s also a thickening sauce made with a mixture of chicken bouillon, sugar, rice wine, cornstarch, and salt. 
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Appetizer

GUANGDONG, China and  one more region
3.9
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An egg roll is a Chinese-style snack consisting of diced meat and chopped vegetables that are wrapped in an egg-based dough, and then deep-fried in hot oil. Although Andrew Coe, the author of Chop Suey: A Cultural History of Chinese Food in the United States claims that the appetizer was invented in New York in the early 1930s, most people still believe that egg rolls originated in Southern China, as the tradition stems from Cantonese cuisine.


Today, egg rolls are mostly consumed as appetizers or as a part of a big breakfast, when they are served hot, preferably with a spicy dipping sauce on the side. There are also numerous other versions of egg rolls in countries such as Vietnam, Australia, the United Kingdom, and India.

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