The origin and allusions of beggar chicken

The origin and allusions of beggar chicken are as follows:

Jiaohua Chicken, also known as Changshu Jiaohua Chicken and Stewed Chicken, is a specialty of Changshu City, Jiangsu Province and belongs to Jiangsu cuisine.

The production method of beggar chicken is similar to the "cannon dolphin", one of the "eight treasures" in Zhou Dynasty. "cannon dolphin" is a dish made by wrapping suckling pigs with clay, grilling and further processing. Its color is bright Bordeaux, fragrant, crisp and tender, crisp and tender at the entrance and unique in flavor.

Allusions:

According to legend, a long time ago, a man named Huazi went to a village in Changshu County and begged for food along the way. One day, he happened to get a chicken. When Emperor Qianlong visited Jiangnan incognito, he accidentally wandered into the wilderness. A beggar felt sorry for him, so he gave him a beggar chicken, which he thought was delicious. Sleepy and hungry, I naturally think this chicken is particularly delicious.

After eating, he asked his name. Beggars are embarrassed to say that this chicken is called "beggar chicken", so they praise it as "rich chicken". Gan Long was full of praise for the chicken. The beggar learned afterwards that the tramp was the present emperor. This beggar chicken became a "rich chicken" because of the emperor's golden mouth. Spread to this day, it has also become a famous dish in Yalou.

What soil does beggar chicken use?

The beggar chicken put the yellow mud in the oven. The purpose is to make the whole ingredients more delicious, and the baked color is particularly beautiful and the quality is particularly high. If other common soil is used, the roasted beggar chicken is not authentic and tastes worse.