
Dry goods & condiments
Chicken Powder (Seasoning)
Chicken Powder (Seasoning) is a compound chicken-flavoured seasoning, not pure dried chicken; ingredients, salt and allergens vary.
- 繁體中文
- 雞粉
- English
- Chicken Powder (Seasoning)
- Bahasa Indonesia
- Bubuk penyedap rasa ayam
- Tagalog
- Chicken powder (pulbos na pampalasa)
What is it?
Chicken Powder (Seasoning) is a compound chicken-flavoured seasoning, not pure dried chicken; ingredients, salt and allergens vary. This page follows the authoritative HK-market name and identification scope.
How to identify it
Pale yellow or cream powder cannot reliably confirm chicken seasoning; read the original food name, ingredients and allergen information.
- compound chicken-flavoured seasoning
- fine powder or granules may occur
- ingredients and allergens are label-led
Common confusion
Curry powder and other seasonings may also be yellow; do not identify from colour, smell or loose-powder appearance.
Common Hong Kong household uses
Use Chicken Powder (Seasoning) only in the amount and food use stated by the recipe and original label.
Preparation or handling
Before use, read the complete original label for the food name, ingredients, allergens and directions.
Storage
Keep sealed in the original package and follow labelled storage conditions and dates; protect from moisture and other powders.
Helper tip
Curry powder and other seasonings may also be yellow; do not identify from colour, smell or loose-powder appearance.
What Ma’am or Sir may say
買雞粉。The employer is asking you to buy Chicken Powder (Seasoning); check the market sign or original package.
Useful market phrase
我想買雞粉。Does the image look correct?
Last reviewed
Sources
- Hong Kong Food and Environmental Hygiene Department — Public Market Items Multilingual Booklet
- Hong Kong Food and Environmental Hygiene Department — Public Market Items - Other Foods
- Hong Kong Food and Environmental Hygiene Department — Other foods Cantonese pinyin
- Hong Kong Centre for Food Safety — Food Safety Focus (231st Issue, Oct 2025) – Article 4: Beware of Allergens in Food
- Hong Kong Centre for Food Safety — Food Safety Bulletin 104th Issue - Decoding Food Labels