At the table
Separate the chicken meat from the bones and spoon out the cooked rice filling. Take small bites, let the hot filling cool, and check jujubes for hard pits.
Contains chicken and ginseng; some versions include pine nuts. Bones and jujube pits may remain. Confirm the filling and seasonings if you avoid ginseng, nuts or other ingredients. This is not a vegetarian or vegan dish.
GET TO KNOW THE DISH
What goes into it?
Explore some key ingredients below. Preparations may use additional seasonings and ingredients.
Some versions also include pine nuts.
Typical ingredients
In some versions
Recipes vary by restaurant.
How does it taste?
Savory with sweet fruit notes
- Chili heat
- Texture
- Chicken with a firm, springy bite around a soft, sticky rice filling.
- How it’s made
- Stuff soaked rice and aromatics into the chicken and steam slowly.
Some versions also include pine nuts.
A CONNECTION TO PLACE
Origin & regional roots
Associated with Jilin.
Ask if they have it first
请问你们有延边江米鸡吗？
Do you have this item?
A LITTLE SOMETHING TO READ
Story & history
A stuffed chicken for the family table
In Yanbian, jiangmi chicken is associated with family celebrations and holiday meals. Jiangmi is glutinous rice: it is soaked, tucked inside a whole chicken with ginseng and dried fruit, and steamed slowly. A New Year family meal in Yanji also includes pine nuts in the filling. The dish brings meat and rice to the table together, while its use of ginseng connects it with a familiar ingredient of the region.