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Lemon chicken (Chinese: 檸檬雞; Mandarin Pinyin: níng méng jī; Jyutping: ning4 mung1 gai1) is the name of several dishes found in cuisines around the world (but rarely in China) which include chicken and lemon.In Canadian Chinese cuisine it usually consists of pieces of chicken meat that are sautéed or deep-fried and coated with a thick sweet lemon-flavored sauce.[citation needed] 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.[citation needed]A version of lemon chicken popular in Australasia involves coating the chicken in batter frying it and then covering with a lemon sauce.[citation needed]A completely unrelated dish from Italy is also called lemon chicken (pollo al limone).
