Dragon tiger phoenix
Chinese dish
| Dragon tiger phoenix | |||||||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 龍虎鳳 | ||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 龙虎凤 | ||||||||||||||||
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Dragon tiger phoenix is a classic Cantonese cuisine dish found almost exclusively in regions such as Guangdong.
Etymology
The name of the dish comes from the use of three animals. The dragon is represented by snake, tiger is represented by cat (sometimes masked palm civet is substituted) and phoenix is represented by chicken.[1][2]
Types
There are a few varieties of the dish. One version is literally called the "dragon tiger phoenix big braise" (龍虎鳳大燴).[1] Another is the chrysanthemum dragon tiger phoenix" (菊花龍虎鳳).[3]
See also
- Ye wei
References
- ^ a b Big5.China.com. "China.com.cn." Cantonese cuisine. Retrieved on 2008-12-28.
- ^ Newsweek.com. "Newsweek.com." Pet lovers protest cats on the menu in China. Retrieved on 2008-12-28.
- ^ Huaxia. "Huaxia Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine." 酒家與名肴. Retrieved on 2008-12-28.
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