noun
chicken fat; chicken oil
Culinary term for rendered chicken fat, used as a cooking oil or flavoring. Borrowed from Chinese 鶏油 (jī yóu).
from Chinese jī yóu
ラーメンに鶏油を加えるとコクが出る。
Adding chicken oil to ramen gives it richness.
この炒飯は鶏油で炒めてある。
This fried rice is stir-fried with chicken fat.
Lard, specifically pork fat; 鶏油 is chicken fat.
Beef tallow; 鶏油 is from chicken.
Borrowed from Chinese 鶏油 (jī yóu), meaning 'chicken oil'.