蒸し鶏

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 蒸し鶏 is read むしどり and means steamed chicken.
• Basic usage: It describes chicken that may be shredded and tossed with other ingredients or cooled and served with sauce.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Cooking methods
  • 蒸す means cooking with steam; 煮る means cooking in water or broth. 蒸し鶏 is not the name for all cooked chicken regardless of method.
• Serving temperature
  • As in 冷ました蒸し鶏, cooling the chicken does not change its cooking method; it is still 蒸し鶏.