Beggars' Chicken originated in Zhejiang Province. It was stolen by some poor refugees (or "beggars"). The chicken was wrapped in mud, set on fire, and cooked when the mud was heated. This is a dish that can't be elegant.

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According to legend, a long time ago, there was a man named Huazi, who begged for food along the way and went to a village in Changshu County. 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, the "Mountain View Garden" restaurant in Yushan Resort in the northwest of Changshu County, according to this legend, removed the rough and refined, and created this chicken with precision.

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Legend has it that when Emperor Qianlong visited Jiangnan incognito, he 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.