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Numbing-pepper chicken

椒麻鸡jiao ma ji

What it is

Hand-torn free-range chicken in a cold, oily sauce of green peppercorn and chili that tingles the lips; an Urumqi favorite.

How to order it

Served cold and lip-numbing; a good shared starter before the grills.

Price band

¥40-70

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椒麻鸡

jiao ma ji

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