chicken nanban
A Japanese dish of fried chicken marinated in a sweet-sour soy-vinegar sauce, often served with tartar sauce. The term 'nanban' refers to the historical Southern Barbarian (European) influence.
今日のランチは鶏南蛮定食にしよう。
I'll have the chicken nanban set meal for lunch today.
この店の鶏南蛮はタルタルソースがたっぷりかかっている。
The chicken nanban at this restaurant comes with plenty of tartar sauce.
Nanbanzuke is a broader category of marinated fried food, often fish, while 鶏南蛮 specifically uses chicken.
チキン南蛮 is a common synonym, especially in Miyazaki-style cuisine, but 鶏南蛮 uses the kanji 鶏.
Standard kanji spelling using 鶏 for chicken.
Variant using 鳥 (bird) instead of 鶏 (chicken); less specific but still seen.
Mixed kana-kanji spelling; common in casual contexts or menus.
Compound of 鶏 (chicken) and 南蛮 (nanban, referring to the historical 'Southern Barbarian' trade with Portugal/Spain, which introduced the vinegar-based marinade).