According to the article of Mr. Huang, a descendant of "Maoshengzhai Huangjia Barbecue", in the second year of Ming Hongwu (1369), three Huang Cheng brothers, the ancestors of the Huang family, moved from Huangjiayao (now Hebei Province) in Zaoqiang County, Jizhou, and settled in Zhangqiu County (now Xiuhui Town, Zhangqiu City). Huang's ancestors came to a foreign land for the first time and had a hard life. They are naked all the year round and have no food to eat. In order to support the family and make up for the lack of life, we went out to play some game in the mountains outside the city, put it in the fire, burned feathers, roasted meat and tore it. At first, what was burned was just to satisfy hunger. Over time, practice makes perfect, and the game made becomes more and more delicious. Later, when my family was richer and there were fewer and fewer games, I turned my attention to the pigs raised by each family. But pork is not as fat as game, it is thick and fat. It's dark and greasy after burning. It's either burnt or half cooked, and it's not good-looking or delicious. Later, they pondered to enclose the stove with adobe and stew the meat in it, which initially solved the contradiction between insufficient heat and burning. With the continuous exploration and improvement of processing technology, yellow barbecue has finally become a popular delicacy after several twists and turns. At this time, his ancestor Huang Cheng was over 60 years old and wanted to sell his barbecue in the market. It was not recognized at first. Mr. Huang Lao cut the barbecue into plates and sold the wine. In the market, he tasted it first and then bought it. Sincerely, the stone is open. Over time, gradually open the market. As a result, the reputation of the yellow barbecue spread like wildfire, and neighbors from afar competed for it. What really makes Huang barbecue out of Zhangqiu is the rise of Meng's fragrant brand business of the old army. 100 More than 0/00 Montessori merchants of the old army are located in Beijing, Tianjin, Wuhan, Jinan, Shanghai, Qingdao, Yantai, Baoding, Shenyang, Harbin, Hangzhou, Suzhou, Fuzhou, Zhoucun, Zhengzhou and other large and medium-sized cities 18. Huangjia BBQ has a long history with "Meng's Businessmen in the Old Army" represented by Meng Luochuan and Meng Jinhou, the founders of Ruifuxiang. After the first Opium War broke out, China's national industry and commerce gradually developed. At that time, "Old Army Montessori" made many rich and powerful people for the development of its business name, such as civil and military courtiers and Prince Baylor. At the same time, Zhangqiu's famous Huangjia barbecue was also brought to the palace. It is said that Empress Dowager Cixi was tired of eating all kinds of delicacies cooked by the royal chef and occasionally tasted the "Zhangqiu Huangjia Barbecue". But she felt that the meat was fat but not greasy, the skin was fresh and tender, the flavor was unique and the aftertaste was long, so she gave the big businessman a bronze medal as a reward. The bronze medal was destroyed in the sixties and seventies. According to Huang's descendants, in the heyday of Xiangzihao's business, every October in the lunar calendar, big businessmen would write to order Huang's barbecue. At this time, Huang's barbecue was not sold to the public until after the Spring Festival, which lasted for three months. During this period, Xiangzihao sent a carriage from the Huang family in Zhangqiu to transport the cooked meat to merchants all over the country, either as a gift or for his own consumption. Since then, Huang's barbecue has been very famous in the capital and the government, and both the ruling and opposition parties are vying for it. "Our school is in Dusi Street, diagonally opposite a facade, and there is an open roast pig hanging on a big wooden shelf. Leather color is semi-black, knife cut retail. It's badly cooked and delicious. This is the roast whole pig in Jinan, which has never been seen anywhere else. " This is the memory of Cang Kejia, a famous poet, in the article "Hometown Cuisine is Delicious", and the roast pig that the poet never forgets is the Huangjia barbecue.
Beijing roast duck is famous all over the country, but many people in Zhangqiu think that Huangjia barbecue is the "owner" of Beijing roast duck. It is said that once a foreigner visited a friend in Zhangqiu and asked them about the practice of yellow barbecue. Because of his kindness, the master taught him some barbecue skills. Later, this friend was down and out, and he roasted duck in Beijing. After all, Huang's barbecue technique is superb. Although he has only learned fur, it is enough to make him stand out from the crowd. Later, the business of roast duck grew bigger and bigger, and finally it became the world-famous Beijing roast duck. There are some similarities in skills between Huangjia barbecue and Beijing roast duck. Huangjia barbecue is a hanging roast, and kung fu is not under Quanjude roast duck. Historically, the history of yellow barbecue is far before Beijing roast duck, and there is a link between them, that is, Zhangqiu green onion. Anyone who has eaten Quanjude roast duck knows that Zhangqiu scallion is essential for Quanjude roast duck, and Huangjia barbecue and Zhangqiu scallion are Zhangqiu specialties. Many locals believe that Beijing roast duck was founded by Shandong people in Beijing, which is related to the skills of Huangjia barbecue and Zhangqiu green onions. Therefore, there is the hanging roast of Beijing roast duck and the cake roll with green onions, which is characterized by eating cakes, green onions or cucumbers and sauces with ducks, while the cake roll with green onions, cucumbers and sauces is the favorite thing for Shandong people.
Today, Zhangqiu Huangjia Barbecue has been selected as "100 Shandong must-taste food". In June, 2008, Huang's barbecue production skills were included in the second batch of municipal intangible cultural heritage list in Jinan. It should be a good choice to travel to Zhangqiu and try the Huangjia barbecue.