1, edible value
Mountain chicken is tender and delicious, with rich game. Its protein content is as high as 30%, which is twice that of ordinary chicken and pork, and its fat content is only 0.9%, which is 1/39 of pork, 1/8 of beef and1/kloc-0 of chicken, and basically contains no cholesterol (see the table below). Pheasants have thus become royal tributes of past dynasties. Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty was amazed after eating it, and wrote a famous sentence, "It is famous for three thousand miles in the north of the Yangtze River, and it tastes better than the twelfth floor of the south of the Yangtze River." Ye Xuanping, vice chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, commented after eating: "Good-looking, delicious and game"; Yu Ruomu, a famous nutritionist, also spoke highly of the nutritional components of pheasants. Pheasant is a senior gift, hospitality is a rare game, and it is also a reserved dish of the head of state in the White House. Because of this, before and after the Spring Festival every year, there is a rush to send pheasants in the market.
2. Medicinal value
"Compendium of Materia Medica" records: Pheasants replenish qi and blood, eat wisely, be brave and healthy, moisten fat, stop diarrhea and dysentery, eliminate chronic diseases, and gasp in the five internal organs. According to the determination of Guangzhou Sun Yat-sen University of Medical Sciences, it contains as many as 2/kloc-0 kinds of essential amino acids, many of which cannot be synthesized by the human body itself, which conforms to the amino acid pattern stipulated by the World Health Organization. It is also rich in trace elements necessary for human body, such as germanium, selenium, zinc, iron, calcium, etc., and has good curative effects on malnutrition in children, anemia in women, postpartum weakness, uterine prolapse and stomachache, neurasthenia, coronary heart disease, pulmonary heart disease, etc. Its nourishing effect on human body is much higher than that of famous soft-shelled turtle and eel. The content of strontium and molybdenum in pheasant is higher than that in common chicken 10%, and it also has the function of preventing and treating cancer.
3. Ornamental value
Giving away pheasants at festivals is an ancient tradition in China, which means expressing good luck and a bright future. At the same time, it can also be made into beautiful and marketable specimens. Specimens made of colorful pheasant fur are colorful, lifelike, noble and elegant, and have become craft gift shops and tourist attractions in major cities. Pheasants have unique feathers, and can also be made into feather fans, feather paintings, toys and other handicrafts. The British Ministry of Defence also listed it as the most effective bulletproof vest.