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Chicken Leg
- Thigh and drumstick remain joined
- Visible knee joint
- Usually skin-on with unequal ends
Meat
Chicken Leg
A whole chicken leg with the thigh and drumstick still joined at the knee joint.
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3 identity clues
- Thigh and drumstick remain joined
- Visible knee joint
- Usually skin-on with unequal ends
Names in other languages
- 繁體中文
- 雞髀（雞腿）
- English
- Chicken Leg
- Bahasa Indonesia
- Chicken Leg (雞髀) — paha dan paha bawah ayam yang masih bersambung
- Tagalog
- Buong hita ng manok / Chicken Leg (雞髀)
Name in Cantonese (Jyutping): gai1 bei2 (alias gai1 teoi2) No Cantonese voice on this device
What is it?
In Hong Kong, 雞髀 can mean a whole leg or, by context, a drumstick; this entity uses the whole joined leg and requires confirmation when buying.
How to identify it
Look for two joined muscular sections: a broad thigh and longer drumstick with a knee joint. A broad jointless breast is different.
Common confusion
Compare
Chicken Breast
- Broad and thick, tapering at one end
- Pale-pink solid lean muscle
- Boneless fillet has no leg joint
How to identify it
Chicken leg has two leg segments and a joint; chicken breast is a broad flatter chest muscle without a knee joint.
Common Hong Kong household uses
Confirm the dish, quantity and cut with the employer before preparation, then cook thoroughly.
Choosing & preparing
Keep raw meat separate from cooked food, use separate boards and knives, wash hands and contact surfaces, and cook the centre to at least 75°C for 30 seconds.
Storage
Keep covered on the lowest refrigerator shelf at 4°C or below and thaw frozen meat only in the refrigerator or microwave. Contain a leaking package and clean contaminated surfaces; leakage alone is not used here as a spoilage test.
Helper tip
Confirm whole leg, thigh only or drumstick only; they are different cuts.
What Ma’am or Sir may say
買兩隻完整雞髀，唔好淨係下髀。The employer wants two whole joined chicken legs, not drumsticks alone.
Useful market phrase
唔該要兩隻完整雞髀。Meaning: Two whole chicken legs, please.
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Sources (6)
- Hong Kong Food and Environmental Hygiene Department / Centre for Food Safety — FEHD CHICKEN
- Hong Kong Food and Environmental Hygiene Department / Centre for Food Safety — FEHD CHICKEN JYUTPING
- Hong Kong Food and Environmental Hygiene Department — Public Market Items Multilingual Booklet
- Hong Kong Centre for Food Safety — Prevention of Cross-contamination
- Hong Kong Centre for Food Safety — Store - Five Keys to Food Safety
- Hong Kong Food and Environmental Hygiene Department / Centre for Food Safety — CFS COOK REHEAT