Guangdong absolutely chicken

There is a saying in Guangdong that "no chicken can make a feast". Whether it's a family dinner, ancestor worship or banquet, chicken is the main course, and there are many Cantonese dishes for chicken, such as boiled chicken, shredded chicken and brine chicken. So, what are the famous chickens in Guangdong?

Qingyuan Chicken, also known as Qingyuan take the chicken, is a domestic chicken. Because the hen's back feathers have tiny black spots, it is called a pheasant. It is famous for its small size, well-developed subcutaneous and intermuscular fat, thin skin and soft bones. It is one of the small broilers exported from live chickens in China and belongs to meat varieties. Its physical characteristics can be summarized as "one wedge", "two thinness" and "three hemp bodies". Qingyuan chicken grows naturally, with fresh and fleshy skin and delicious soup.

Fengkai apricot chicken is small in size, strong in physique, uniform in structure, compact in coat, narrow in front and wide in back, and shaped like "Shatian pomelo". The bones are thin, the muscles are plump, the fat is evenly distributed, and it tastes fresh, sweet and refreshing, and the bones are fragrant.

Xinyi Hu Aixiang Chicken is named after it was produced in Hu Aixiang Town, xinyi city. Its hair, skin and feet are all yellow, so it is also called "Sanhuang Chicken". Live chickens have the characteristics of "three yellows" (beak yellow, hair yellow and toe yellow). White striped chicken (naked chicken) has light yellow skin, uniform fat distribution on the back and tail, moderate fat and thin, delicious meat, crispy skin and smooth meat. It is the first-class delicacy at the banquet and is appreciated by diners inside and outside the province.

Huizhou Longmen Sanhuang Chicken is also called "Huang Hu Chicken", "Grass Chicken" and "Snake Chicken", and Sanhuang Chicken (i.e. yellow hair, yellow feet, yellow mouth and a little beard). Compared with other Sanhuang chickens, it has thick white meat, rich breast and tail oil, tender, smooth and not greasy, and crispy skin. No matter how you cook it, you can keep its delicious original flavor. It has the characteristics of wide chest, round body, short feet, thin feet, thick meat, fat and tender, oily tail but not greasy, soft bone and color, fragrance, taste and beauty.

Zhongshan Salan Chicken, also known as Triangle Chicken and Shi Qi Chicken, is famous for its thin skin, tender meat, little oil and beautiful color. As early as the 1920s, it was sold to Hong Kong and Macao. They are all named after Shalan Village, Sanjiao Town, Zhongshan City, Guangdong Province. Because Salan Chicken is re-exported to Guangzhou, Hong Kong and Macao through Shi Qi, it is also called Shi Qi Chicken. Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao like to eat high-quality broilers with three yellow characteristics (yellow feather, yellow skin and yellow claws).

Zhanjiang vanilla chicken, Qingyuan chicken and Huizhou beard chicken were first called "the three famous chickens in Guangdong". Zhanjiang chicken is selected from the farm chickens that grew up eating Gu Mi and grass in Zhanjiang. Its growth rate is slow, chicken fiber is strong, and it is easy to accumulate nutrition. The cooked chicken is golden and shiny in appearance, smooth in skin and rich in flavor. A dish of sesame oil and garlic sauce is "irritating"!

Jiangcun Yellow Chicken belongs to three yellow chickens, and its mouth, feet, feathers and skin are all yellow. From the appearance, Jiangcun Yellow Chicken has a small head, a full and bright red comb, no drooping and a short mouth. Jiangcun yellow chicken is short and wide. Because of this, its muscles are concentrated and plump. The dishes cooked with it are tender and delicious, especially rich in oil and moderate in subcutaneous fat. It is an excellent chicken breed for making famous dishes such as boiled chicken.

Qingyuan Yangshan chicken has excellent body shape, plump muscles, tender and delicious meat, strong disease resistance and good adaptability. The feeding method is mainly grazing, and the feed is mainly corn, so it has the characteristics of yellow fur, yellow feet and full chest and leg muscles. White-cut chicken has tender meat, thin skin and delicious taste, thin bone, soft and crisp, long-lasting but not greasy, and unique flavor. It is a high-grade dish and a good gift for a restaurant banquet.

Fengshan chickens are raised in mountainous areas. In a 3000-mu forest, the breeding period of Fengshan chicken is 130 days, and it is kept in a forest with a large amount of exercise and delicious meat. The contents of free amino acids, long-chain fatty acids, inosinic acid and volatile components in chicken in Jilong Fengshan are higher than those in common broilers by 50-70%.

Luoding Pavilion Chicken is an excellent chicken breed in Luoding. The chicken is small in size, plump in feathers, gorgeous in appearance, firm and compact, with yellowish beak, chicken feet and chicken skin, thin skin and thin bones, moderate subcutaneous and intramuscular fat content, uniform distribution, tender meat, fragrant meat, sweet and refreshing soup and unique flavor.