Other variations season the cooking liquid with additional ingredients, such as the white part of the green onion, cilantro stems or star anise.

The dish can be served "rare", in which the meat is cooked thoroughly but a pinkish dark red blood is secreted from the bones.

This is a more traditional version of white cut chicken that is seldom served in Chinese restaurants anymore.

The chicken is served in pieces, with the skin and bone, sometimes garnished with cilantro, leeks or a slice of ginger.

It is usually accompanied by a condiment called geung yung (Chinese: 薑蓉; pinyin: jīang róng; Cantonese Yale: gēung yùng; lit.