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	* [[Orange Chicken]]		* [[Orange Chicken]]
			* [[Cashew Chicken]]
	* [[General Tso’s Chicken]]		* [[General Tso’s Chicken]]
	* [[Mongolian Beef]]		* [[Mongolian Beef]]

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	== Characteristics ==		== Characteristics ==

	Crisp fried exterior softened by sticky sweet sauce; sesame aroma on top. Usually less citrus than [[Orange Chicken]] and less chili-forward than many General Tso plates.		Crisp fried exterior softened by sticky sweet sauce; sesame aroma on top. Usually less citrus than [[Orange Chicken]] and less chili-forward than many General Tso plates. The unfinished dish is finished with small sesame seeds (toasted or not), which give the English name.<ref name="wp" /><ref name="ct">[https://www.chicagotribune.com/2012/04/18/the-search-for-the-best-sesame-chicken/ Chicago Tribune: search for the best sesame chicken]</ref>

			Western restaurant plating often adds broccoli or similar greens as a color side. Soft peer cluster: the same kitchen may share batter and a translucent sweet-brown sauce base across sesame, orange, and General Tso plates, then differentiate with citrus, dried chilies, or sesame garnish—shop practice varies, so menu names are cues rather than legally fixed formulas.

	== Ingredients (overview) ==		== Ingredients (overview) ==

	Chicken thigh or breast, batter, soy, sugar, vinegar, sesame oil/seeds, garlic. Often served with broccoli in Western restaurants.		Chicken thigh or breast, batter, soy, sugar, vinegar, sesame oil/seeds, garlic. Often served with broccoli in Western restaurants. Soft variants substitute shrimp or tofu. Overview only—not a recipe.

	== History and culture ==		== History and culture ==

	North American Chinese restaurant repertoire; not a classical Sichuan or Cantonese banquet name dish. Cross-linked with other diaspora ~~sweets~~-savory fried chicken items.		North American Chinese restaurant repertoire; not a classical Sichuan or Cantonese banquet name dish. Cross-linked with other diaspora sweet-savory fried chicken items such as [[Orange Chicken]] and [[General Tso’s Chicken]]. Soft dating places the wider battered-and-sauced chicken family in postwar American Chinese menu evolution rather than a single imperial cookbook entry.<ref name="wp" />

			Canadian Chinese menus carry closely related sesame chicken plates. Treat “ancient sesame banquet dish” marketing copy as folk/advertising, not verified culinary history.

	== Serving and variations ==		== Serving and variations ==

	Main with rice. See [[Orange Chicken]] and [[General Tso’s Chicken]].		Main with rice. See [[Orange Chicken]] and [[General Tso’s Chicken]]; neighbors on the same takeout shelf include [[Mongolian Beef]], [[Chow Mein]], and [[Lo Mein]]. Sesame shrimp and sesame tofu appear as soft protein swaps using the same sweet-sauce and seed finish.

	== See also ==		== See also ==

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|title=Sesame Chicken (芝麻鸡) - Chinese Food Wiki
|keywords=Sesame Chicken,芝麻鸡,Orange Chicken,American Chinese
|description=Sesame Chicken is an American Chinese dish of fried chicken pieces in a sweet sauce topped with sesame seeds.
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{{Infobox chinese food
| image = Sesame Chicken.jpg
| caption = Sesame Chicken
| alternate_name = American Chinese sesame chicken; sesame seed chicken
| pinyin = Zhīma jī
| type = Fried chicken in sweet sauce
| course = Main
| country = China
| region = Chinese diaspora (esp. American Chinese)
| other = Fried battered chicken in sweet soy-sesame sauce; peer to Orange Chicken
}}

'''Sesame Chicken''' (Simplified Chinese: 芝麻鸡; Traditional Chinese: 芝麻雞; Pinyin: ''Zhīma jī'') is a Chinese diaspora (especially American Chinese) dish of battered fried chicken pieces coated in a sweet, slightly savory sauce and finished with toasted sesame seeds. It sits on the same menu shelf as [[Orange Chicken]] and [[General Tso’s Chicken]].<ref name="wp">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sesame_chicken English Wikipedia]</ref>

== Characteristics ==

Crisp fried exterior softened by sticky sweet sauce; sesame aroma on top. Usually less citrus than [[Orange Chicken]] and less chili-forward than many General Tso plates.

== Ingredients (overview) ==

Chicken thigh or breast, batter, soy, sugar, vinegar, sesame oil/seeds, garlic. Often served with broccoli in Western restaurants.

== History and culture ==

North American Chinese restaurant repertoire; not a classical Sichuan or Cantonese banquet name dish. Cross-linked with other diaspora sweets-savory fried chicken items.

== Serving and variations ==

Main with rice. See [[Orange Chicken]] and [[General Tso’s Chicken]].

== See also ==

* [[Orange Chicken]]
* [[General Tso’s Chicken]]
* [[Mongolian Beef]]
* [[Chow Mein]]
* [[Lo Mein]]
* [[List of dishes (A-Z)]]

== References ==
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