Call flower chicken, also known as yellow mud stewed chicken. According to legend, there was a beggar at the foot of Yushan Mountain in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties. Slaughter the chicken, cut it out, because there was no cooker, he spread mud on the mountain, cooked it in the fire, and ate it after removing the mud shell. It was very delicious. "beggar chicken" got its name from this. In 9 years of the Republic of China, Zhu 'er, a famous chef in Mountain View Garden, chose "three yellow" hens (yellow feathers, yellow mouths and yellow feet), added chicken gizzards, fresh meat, ham and mushrooms as stuffing, wrapped them with lotus leaves, and improved the production techniques such as mud coating, paying attention to the heat, stewing and shelling, and putting them into a pot, pouring sesame sweet sauce and sesame oil. Because the skin is golden, the aroma is overflowing, the meat is tender and smooth, the ingredients in the belly are palatable, the color and smell are good, and the reputation spread like wildfire. 1983, this dish has obtained the certificate of excellent and special products from Jiangsu Provincial Department of Commerce, and has been listed in China menu.

The origin of beggar chicken

Beggars' chickens originated in Changshu, Jiangsu Province, and were caught by some poor vagrants (or beggars). The chicken is wrapped in mud and lit in the mud. When the mud is heated, the chicken will be cooked, but it is an elegant dish.

There is a legend that when Emperor Qianlong toured the south of the Yangtze River 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, I asked his name and called him Flower Head. I was embarrassed to say that this chicken was called "beggar chicken", so I praised 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.