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Orange chicken (hot bar)
Sweet and tangy with a sticky glaze over a crisp, fried chicken coating.
Lens analyzedOrange chicken from a hot bar is battered, fried chicken pieces coated in a sweet, tangy orange-flavored sauce, served warm from a self-serve or counter-service hot bar rather than plated to order. Portion and exact recipe vary by the specific store or restaurant preparing it.
Where it comes from
Orange chicken is an American Chinese restaurant dish, developed to suit North American tastes for a sweeter, saucier fried chicken dish, and it became a hot-bar staple at many grocery store delis and fast-casual Chinese restaurant chains.
Buying it
Ask how long the item has been sitting on the hot bar and about spice or allergen details, since a hot bar label rarely lists full ingredients the way a packaged product would.
Storing it
Refrigerate leftover orange chicken within two hours of purchase and use it within about three days, reheating until steaming hot throughout.
Keeps about 1 day in the fridge.
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