Crispy Fried Chicken
Dongyuanxuan Restaurant is named to evoke “a garden teahouse in the eastern district.” Its grounds faithfully recreate the architecture of a Jiangnan garden, synthesizing the finest elements of famous gardens so that every visitor can discover how scenery, tea, and dining can merge into a single, poetic, uplifting experience. The recommended “Crispy Fried Chicken” is a Cantonese-style fried chicken familiar from restaurants in Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macau. Unlike ordinary fried chicken, the marinated raw bird is hung up and repeatedly showered with scalding oil until the skin turns shatter-crisp while the meat stays silky. Though the process is laborious and time-consuming, and the dish is deep-fried, it never tastes greasy—only finger-licking memorable.
