Dim sum dish explainer
Chicken Feet in Black Bean Sauce (豉æ±å‡¤çˆª / 豉æ±é³³çˆª)
Braised chicken feet in fermented black bean sauce. This page explains what it is, how to order it, how to eat it, and what dietary signals to check.
Quick definition
Chicken Feet in Black Bean Sauce (豉æ±å‡¤çˆª / 豉æ±é³³çˆª · chǐ zhī fèng zhǎo) is braised chicken feet in fermented black bean sauce.
Dim sum works best as a shared small-plate meal, so balance across steamed, fried, baked, and starch-heavy items matters more than choosing a single "main" dish. Dim sum was already established in China by the Song dynasty, long before the modern cart-service version most diners picture today.
What it is made of
Chicken feet, fermented black beans, soy sauce, garlic, chile, sugar, and braising aromatics.
Flavor and texture
| Dimension | What to expect |
|---|---|
| Flavor | Savory, garlicky, slightly sweet, and rich with fermented black bean depth. |
| Texture | Soft skin, cartilage, and tendons. It is eaten for texture as much as flavor. |
| Category | Braised |
How to order it
Order if the table wants a traditional dim sum texture dish. It is not a neutral first-timer dish.
How to eat it
Use chopsticks, nibble around the bones and cartilage, and leave bones aside. It is slow food.
Dietary and allergy signals
Contains chicken, soy, fermented black beans, and possibly wheat in soy sauce. May be mildly spicy.
For serious allergies or religious dietary requirements, ask the restaurant about fillings, sauces, wrappers, broth, cooking wine, lard, shared steamers, shared fryers, and shared prep surfaces.
Quality signs
Good versions are tender but not falling apart, with sauce that clings rather than pools thinly.