Swiss wing

 ( Cantonese Cuisine ) 

Swiss wing () is a kind of sweet soy sauce-flavored chicken wings served in some restaurants in Hong Kong. It is marinated in sauce made up of soy sauce, sugar, Chinese wine, and . Despite the name "Swiss", it is unrelated to Switzerland, similar to how Singapore-style noodles is unrelated to Singapore. Instead, it is believed to have originated in either Hong Kong or Guangzhou.CNN Go 40 Hong Kong foods we can't live without 13 July 2011. Retrieved 2011-10-09

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Naming There are no concrete answers as to the source or the name of the dish. One story—likely to be a mere urban legend—goes that a Westerner came across the dish "sweetened soya sauce chicken wings" in a restaurant, and asked a Chinese waiter what that was. The waiter, who did not speak perfect English, introduced the dish as "sweet wing". The customer misheard "sweet" as "Swiss", and the name "Swiss wing" has been used ever since.

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See also

• Buffalo wing
• List of chicken dishes
• Soy sauce chicken

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External links

• History of Tai Ping Koon Restaurant from their website.
• Swiss Sauce Chicken Wings (Dark Soy Sauce Chicken Wings)
• Hong Kong style Swiss sauce chicken wings 瑞士雞翼 (Cantonese) at YouTube

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