Chenpi
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| Traditional Chinese | 陳皮 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 陈皮 | ||||||||||
| Literal meaning | aged peel | ||||||||||
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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.
[edit] Cantonese cuisine
Some tong sui desserts such as red bean soup will use this occasionally.
[edit] American Chinese cuisine
Within American Chinese cuisine, it is used in "orange dishes" such as orange flavored beef or orange flavored chicken.
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