Beggar's Chicken is a traditional dish in Changshu City, Jiangsu Province. "Beggar's Chicken" is a chicken stolen by some poor refugees (or beggars). The chicken is wrapped in mud and burned in the mud. The mud heats the chicken.

That's it.

The main ingredients used to make "beggar's chicken" must be fat and tender chickens that have not laid eggs that year, and high-quality varieties should be selected as much as possible. Commonly used ones include Sanhuang chicken, Pudong chicken, Langshan chicken, Xianju chicken, etc.

The mud used to wrap the chicken is not made from ordinary loess and water, but is made from mud that has been sealed around the mouth of the Shaoxing rice wine jar.

Extended information: There is a legend that Emperor Qianlong visited the south of the Yangtze River incognito and accidentally ended up in the wilderness.

A beggar saw that he was pitiful, so he gave him a "beggar's chicken" that he thought was a delicacy.

Qianlong was sleepy and hungry, so he naturally found the chicken extremely delicious.

After eating, he asked the chicken its name. The beggar was too embarrassed to say that the chicken was called "Beggar's Chicken," so he called it "Rich Chicken."

Qianlong was full of praise for this chicken.

The beggar later learned that this tramp was the current emperor.

This "beggar's chicken" also became a "rich chicken" because of the emperor's golden mouth.

It has been passed down to this day and has become a famous dish in the elegant hall.