Swiss wing

Swiss wing (traditional Chinese: 瑞士雞翼; simplified Chinese: 瑞士鸡翼; Jyutping: seoi⁶ si⁶ gai¹ jik⁶) is a kind of sweet soy sauce-flavored chicken wings served in some restaurants in Hong Kong.^[1] It is marinated in sauce made up of soy sauce, sugar, Chinese wine, and spices. Despite the name "Swiss", it is unrelated to Switzerland. Instead, it is believed to have originated in either Hong Kong or Guangzhou.^[2]

Swiss wing

Swiss wings served at Tai Ping Koon Restaurant
Alternative names	Swiss chicken wing
Place of origin	Hong Kong
Main ingredients	chicken wing, soy sauce, star anise, pepper, onion, ginger, garlic, sugar
Media: Swiss wing

Swiss wing
Traditional Chinese	瑞士雞翼
Simplified Chinese	瑞士鸡翼
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Ruìshì jī yì Yue: Cantonese Jyutping seoi6 si6 gai1 jik6

Swiss chicken wings

Naming

There are no concrete answers as to the source or the name of the dish. One story — likely to be a mere urban legend — goes that a Westerner came across the dish "sweetened soya sauce chicken wings" in a restaurant, and asked a Chinese waiter what that was. The waiter, who did not speak perfect English, introduced the dish as "sweet wing". The customer misheard "sweet" as "Swiss", and the name "Swiss wing" has been used ever since.^[3][4]

See also

• Buffalo wing
• List of chicken dishes
• Soy sauce chicken