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Love orange chicken? Try these 6 dishes next

If you love orange chicken, order Korean fried chicken next (80/100 flavor match), then tonkatsu and chicken parmesan. Orange chicken is sweet, crunchy and rich, and these dishes share that profile.

Korean fried chicken: rich and sweet fried dish, like orange chicken, but spicier and less tangy.

Flavor profile

Rich
3 out of 5
Savory
3 out of 5
Spicy
1 out of 5
Tangy
3 out of 5
Sweet
5 out of 5
Fresh
0 out of 5
Smoky
0 out of 5
Crunch
4 out of 5

Chinese American · fried dish

How to order orange chicken

What it is

Orange chicken is battered, fried chicken tossed in a sticky sweet-and-tangy orange glaze with a little chili, a Chinese American takeout staple.

Ordering tip

Eat it fresh; the crust softens in the sauce within minutes. Steamed rice balances the sweetness.

Good to know

What dishes are similar to orange chicken?

If you like orange chicken, try Korean fried chicken, tonkatsu and chicken parmesan. Korean fried chicken is the closest flavor match (80/100): rich and sweet fried dish, like orange chicken, but spicier and less tangy.

What does orange chicken taste like?

Orange chicken is battered, fried chicken tossed in a sticky sweet-and-tangy orange glaze with a little chili, a Chinese American takeout staple. Its strongest traits: sweet, crunchy, rich.

What should I order if I want something like orange chicken but different?

Try tonkatsu: rich and crunchy fried dish, like orange chicken, but less sweet. It scores 78/100 against orange chicken on flavor.

How are these food matches scored?

Each dish has a flavor profile rated 0 to 5 on richness, savoriness, heat, tang, sweetness, freshness, smoke and crunch. The match score compares two profiles and gives a small boost to dishes eaten the same way, like two noodle soups. In the Palytt app, your match score uses your own taste instead.

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