What is the origin of beggar chicken?
Jiaohua chicken belongs to Jiangsu and Zhejiang cuisine. There are two reasons: according to the story, a long time ago, there was a man named Huazi, who lived in a village in Changshu County begging along the way. One day, he happened to get a chicken and wanted to slaughter it for cooking, but there was neither cooker nor seasoning. He came to the foot of Yushan Mountain, killed the chicken, removed its internal organs, coated it with yellow mud and firewood, simmered the coated chicken in the fire, peeled off the mud shell when it was cooked, and the chicken feathers were removed with the mud shell, revealing the chicken. About 100 years ago, according to this legend, the "Mountain View Garden" restaurant in Yushan Resort, northwest of Changshu County, removed the rough and refined, and created this chicken with precision. According to the second story, Emperor Qianlong visited the south of the Yangtze River incognito and accidentally wandered into the wilderness. A man named Hanako felt sorry for him, so he gave him a beggar chicken, which he thought was delicious. Being sleepy and hungry, I naturally feel that this chicken is extremely delicious. After eating, I asked him his name, calling him Hua Tou. I was embarrassed to say that this chicken was called "beggar chicken", so I boasted that this chicken was called "rich chicken". Ganlong 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 on the elegant floor.