What does velveted mean on a menu?
Velveted
Meat coated in egg white and cornstarch and briefly blanched before stir-frying, a Chinese restaurant technique.
What it does to the food
Silky, slippery-soft and tender, never dry. It's why takeout stir-fry chicken feels so smooth.
Where you’ll see it
Chinese restaurants, with chicken, pork, beef and shrimp in stir-fries, though menus rarely say it out loud.