Meat

Chicken Leg

A whole chicken leg with the thigh and drumstick still joined at the knee joint.

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)

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.

Thigh and drumstick remain joined
Visible knee joint
Usually skin-on with unequal ends

Common confusion

Chicken Breast

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.

Preparation or handling

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。

Does the image look correct?

Last reviewed

2026-08-24