Cantonese Soups

Ingredients · Fresh

Silkie (black) chicken

竹絲雞

Small black-skinned chicken; milder than regular chicken.

Neutral平

Gentle and balanced. Traditionally fine for most people, any time of year. Source: Hong Kong Anti-Cancer Society, "中醫食療——食物種類分析" (Dr Lam To-yee, registered Chinese medicine practitioner, 2022).

Where to buy

Fresh. Best from a local Asian grocer, or Weee! where it delivers.

Soups with silkie (black) chicken

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