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Sesame chicken is a dish commonly found in Chinese restaurants throughout the United States and Canada. The dish is similar toGeneral Tso's chicken but the taste of the Chinese-based chicken is not spicy.[1]
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The dish involveschicken pieces (usually from thethighs) that are de-boned, battered and Chinesedeep-fried, then dressed with a translucent, reddish-brown, semi-thick, somewhat sweet sauce made fromcorn starch, vinegar, wine orsake, chicken broth and sugar, the last of which is a major contributor to sesame chicken's relative sweetness. After these preparations, the unfinished dish is topped with smallsesame seeds, which may or may not be toasted, hence the namesesame chicken. It is sometimes, but not always, served with vegetables such asbroccoli andbaby corn.
Sesame shrimp is also a popular variation of sesame chicken.Shrimp is simply substituted for chicken. Preparation of this dish is the same, with the exception of the degree and length of heating of themeat. Some restaurants serve sesametofu.[citation needed]
Another potential difference is that chopped almonds may be substituted for the sesame seeds, hence the name almond shrimp.[citation needed]