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Chenpi drying in the sun in Hong Kong
Simplified Chinese 陈皮
Traditional Chinese 陳皮
Literal meaning aged peel
Plant as used in Chinese herbology (crude medicine)

Chenpi or chen pi (pinyin: chénpí) is sun-dried tangerine (mandarin) peel used as a traditional seasoning in Chinese cooking and traditional medicine. They are aged by storing them dry. They have a pungent and bitter taste.


Some tong sui desserts such as red bean soup will use this occasionally.

Chenpi is used to make the Hunanese dish Orange Chicken.[1]


Chenpi is a common ingredient in Traditional Chinese Medicine.

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