Kou Shui Ji (口水鸡) — Mouth-Watering Chicken: Sichuan Cold Dish
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Kou shui ji (口水鸡, literally 'saliva chicken' or 'mouth-watering chicken') is a cold Sichuan dish of poached chicken sliced and dressed in a complex sauce of chilli oil, sesame paste, Sichuan peppercorn, light soy, dark soy, Chinkiang vinegar, and sugar, finished with peanuts, sesame seeds, and fresh coriander. It is one of the definitive expressions of Sichuan cold dish (liang cai 凉菜) cooking — the technique of building complex flavour on a simply cooked base. The name reportedly originates from Chengdu writer Li Jieren who described the dish as capable of making one's mouth water at the mere thought of it.
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