1. Ingredients: Shandong Zaozhuang's Chicken with Spicy Sauce is made from fresh chicken, while Geleishan Chicken with Spicy Sauce uses chicken thigh meat as the main ingredient. In addition, a lot of peppercorns and dried chili peppers, as well as unique toppings, are added to Geleishan Spicy Chicken.
2. Taste: Shandong Zaozhuang's spicy chicken is characterized by fresh and spicy juice, tenderness and color, while Geleishan's spicy chicken is fresh, numb, crispy and sweet. Both have their own characteristics in taste, it is difficult to simply compare who is more delicious, because it depends mainly on personal taste and preferences.
3. Cooking style: Although both cuisines are mainly stir-fried, the spicy chicken from Zaozhuang in Shandong Province is stir-fried by cutting the chicken into chunks, while the spicy chicken from Geleishan is stir-fried with a lot of chili peppers and peppercorns after the chicken is cut into small pieces.
Overall, Chongqing Spicy Chicken and Geleishan Spicy Chicken have some differences in ingredients, flavors, and cooking styles, which makes each unique.