<p>Think of 棒打(stick hit)  as &quot;<strong>stick tenderized</strong>&quot; (tenderize the chicken meat by <strong>hitting</strong> it repeatedly with a <strong>stick</strong>)</p>
<p>鸡丝 is <strong>shredded chicken</strong></p>
<p>拌 is  &quot;<strong>mix</strong> / <strong>stir</strong>&quot;</p>
<p>拉皮 is a <strong>wide noodle</strong> made of 木薯粉 (<strong>cassava</strong> powder)</p>
<p>棒打鸡丝拌拉皮 = stick tendered, shredded chicken, stir mixed with wide cassava noodle</p>
<p><strong>picture of 拉皮</strong>:
<a href="https://i.sstatic.net/nSKW4.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/nSKW4.jpg" alt="拉皮" /></a></p>
<p><em>p.s: It should be 炖(stew)/dùn/, not 顿(pause)/dùn/ in 梨汤炖燕窝. They used the wrong character</em></p>

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So far as I know, 拉皮 is a kind of food, as explained in the answer, popular in the northeast area. It can also mean facelift, a cosmetic surgery. The latter meaning is more familiar to Chinese, especially Chinese from south China.
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@TangHo maybe I just didn't check that dùn character :). I typed "litangdunyanwo" and that's what my keyboard gave, maybe I noticed litang was wrong, but the "dun"s are similar so I didn't notice :).
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Tang Ho
<p>I was in China for a week about a month ago. My brother photographed the menu pics of two dishes, namely <code>梨汤顿燕窝</code> and <code>棒打鸡丝拌拉皮</code>. The first one I figured out to be <code>Lítāng dùn yànwō</code>, or <code>swallow nests stewed in pear soup</code>. The second one transliterates to <code>bàng dǎ jī sī bàn lāpí</code>, but I cannot make sense of it. Word by word it should be "stick hit chicken thread mix facelifts". So what does that mean? What is this dish?</p>

<p>I tried googling and saw <a href="http://www.xinshipu.com/zuofa/83022" rel="nofollow noreferrer">this</a>, which says <code>鸡丝拉皮</code>, <code>jīsī lāpí</code>. I read through it and I understand how it is prepared and what it is, except for one thing: what is <code>干粉皮</code>, <code>gān fěn pí</code>? And is this the same as <code>棒打鸡丝拌拉皮</code> or is there a difference in preparation, or perhaps it's something entirely different?</p>

<p>PS Any suggestions for tags are welcome :).</p>

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What is 棒打鸡丝拌拉皮?
# What is 棒打鸡丝拌拉皮?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-12-28)

I was in China for a week about a month ago. My brother photographed the menu pics of two dishes, namely `梨汤顿燕窝` and `棒打鸡丝拌拉皮`. The first one I figured out to be `Lítāng dùn yànwō`, or `swallow nests stewed in pear soup`. The second one transliterates to `bàng dǎ jī sī bàn lāpí`, but I cannot make sense of it. Word by word it should be "stick hit chicken thread mix facelifts". So what does that mean? What is this dish?

I tried googling and saw [this](http://www.xinshipu.com/zuofa/83022), which says `鸡丝拉皮`, `jīsī lāpí`. I read through it and I understand how it is prepared and what it is, except for one thing: what is `干粉皮`, `gān fěn pí`? And is this the same as `棒打鸡丝拌拉皮` or is there a difference in preparation, or perhaps it's something entirely different?

PS Any suggestions for tags are welcome :).

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### Answer by username_1 on 2016-12-28. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

Think of 棒打(stick hit) as "**stick tenderized**" (tenderize the chicken meat by **hitting** it repeatedly with a **stick**)

鸡丝 is **shredded chicken**

拌 is "**mix** / **stir**"

拉皮 is a **wide noodle** made of 木薯粉 (**cassava** powder)

棒打鸡丝拌拉皮 = stick tendered, shredded chicken, stir mixed with wide cassava noodle

**picture of 拉皮**:
[![拉皮](https://i.sstatic.net/nSKW4.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/nSKW4.jpg)

*p.s: It should be 炖(stew)/dùn/, not 顿(pause)/dùn/ in 梨汤炖燕窝. They used the wrong character*

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: So far as I know, 拉皮 is a kind of food, as explained in the answer, popular in the northeast area. It can also mean facelift, a cosmetic surgery. The latter meaning is more familiar to Chinese, especially Chinese from south China.  
> **username_0**: @username_1 maybe I just didn't check that dùn character :). I typed "litangdunyanwo" and that's what my keyboard gave, maybe I noticed litang was wrong, but the "dun"s are similar so I didn't notice :).  

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