Ermao Roast Chicken, formerly known as Zhenjicheng Roast Chicken, is a traditional Han dish in Handan City, Hebei Province. It is one of the time-honored Chinese brands and belongs to Hebei cuisine.

This dish is recorded in the national historical annals "Cihai" as the first of the "Eight Local Flavors" with the name "258" and one of the top ten famous snacks in Handan.

It is a traditional and precious food in Daming County. It has been famous far and wide for a long time and enjoys a high reputation.

It was founded by Wang Dexing in the Qing Dynasty - the 14th year of Jiaqing of Renzong (1809) in Daming Prefecture of Zhili Province (now in Daming County, Hebei Province). Because of its nickname "Ermao" and the fact that two stone cats were placed in the pot for cooking roast chicken, the folks in his hometown praised him as "Er Mao".

Ermao Roast Chicken".

According to legend, during the Daoguang period of the Qing Dynasty, the new governor passed by the store after taking office. He smelled the fragrance, got off the sedan chair, tasted the chicken and asked his name.

If there is a feast, I must have "two cents".

From then on, "Ermao Roast Chicken" became famous all over the city, and left a reputation as "one pot of roast chicken that fills the city with fragrance" and became well-known.

In recent years, the Wang family operators, headed by the fourth generation Wang Xianwei, have used "Er Mao Roast Chicken" and "Zhen Jicheng Roast Chicken" as their signatures.

"Er Mao", a name that has been passed down for centuries, was not only famous throughout the Central Plains in the Qing Dynasty, but also became a well-known model of roast chicken in the north and south of the country, at home and abroad, today in the era of reform and opening up.

There was a popular song among the people at that time: "If you want to eat chicken, you have to run fast. After eating, you have to cover your mouth. There will be no fishy smell when facing the wind, but the fragrance will come out of your nose and eyes when the wind is blowing."

What’s the secret to becoming famous?

It is the artistic pursuit of making traditional secret recipes and the outstanding taste that have contributed to the formation of "Er Mao Roast Chicken" in society. "You don't want to leave when you smell it, you want to eat it when you see it, you are filial, you want to buy it for the elderly, and you are loyal.

I want to show off my skills by holding a roast chicken at a friend's party."