Lemon chicken is the name of several dishes found in cuisines around the world which include chicken and lemon.
In American-, Canadian-, Australasian-, and British-Chinese cuisine, it usually consists of pieces of chicken meat that are sautéed or battered and deep-fried and coated with a thick, sweet lemon-flavored sauce. The Chinese restaurant of the Panda Hotel in Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong used to serve its version of lemon chicken with the chicken pieces coated in batter, then rolled in almond slivers and deep-fried and served with the lemon-glaze sauce.
Similarly named dishes Lemon chicken in Italy () and Greece () consists of a whole chicken pan-roasted with white wine, lemon juice, fresh thyme and mirepoix.
In Spain, a similar dish, also includes pine nuts, rosemary and ham.
French includes Dijon mustard in the sauce, and is accompanied by roasted potatoes.
See also Orange chicken Pineapple chicken List of chicken dishes List of lemon dishes and beverages
References
External links Newspaper articles about lemon chicken from New York City, 1969-1995