🍽️ Shilong Tofu-Skin Chicken

Chicken wrapped in tofu skin, Dongguan old taste.

Shilong Tofu-Skin Chicken is an old-established specialty of Shilong town in Dongguan. Chicken is marinated, then tightly wrapped in dried tofu skin and deep-fried or pan-fried until the wrapper turns golden and crisp. Cut open, the tofu skin has soaked up the chicken juices, so the exterior is crackling while the meat stays tender and juicy, savory and well-seasoned. It can be served as a banquet main course, chopped into sections, or sliced as a drinking snack. Shilong sits on the Dongjiang River and was once a bustling trading port, where restaurants prized hearty, flavorful dishes; this chicken is one of the tastes handed down from that era. It is still found in local Dongguan restaurants today and is a distinctive dish for visitors wanting a taste of old Dongguan.