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Chenpi Chenpi drying in the sun in Hong Kong Traditional Chinese 陳皮 Simplified Chinese 陈皮 Literal meaning aged peel Transcriptions Mandarin - Hanyu Pinyin chénpí Cantonese (Yue) - Jyutping can4 pei4 Chenpi or chen pi is sun-dried tangerine (mandarin) peel used as a traditional seasoning in Chinese cooking and traditional medicine. They are aged by storing them dry. They have a pungent and bitter taste.
Cantonese cuisine
Some tong sui desserts such as red bean soup will use this occasionally.
American Chinese cuisine
Within American Chinese cuisine, it is used in "orange dishes" such as orange flavored beef or orange flavored chicken.
See also
Categories:- American Chinese cuisine
- Cantonese cuisine
- Chinese ingredients
- Dried fruit
- Medicinal plants
- Herb and spice stubs
- Chinese cuisine stubs
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