Maybe many friends will feel the same way with me. I don't know when there will be many braised chicken rice shops around me. But the history of Huangqi chicken is very long. He is a traditional famous food in Jinan, Shandong Province. But why is it related to Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty?

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According to legend, after Zhu Yuanzhang captured the capital, he enjoyed delicious food every day. Although Zhu Yuanzhang was poor and forced before he established his fame, he was lucky to have enough to eat. But when he became emperor, it was very different. All kinds of royal and aristocratic dishes, such as bear's paw, suckling pig and abalone, were all boring. Every time I eat, I am very upset. I always feel that I have no taste. The royal chef can no longer satisfy Zhu Yuanzhang's appetite.

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The witty Buddhist Liu Bowen saw Zhu Yuanzhang's troubles and searched for delicacies among the people. One day, when Zhu Yuanzhang was worried that the food was tasteless and difficult to swallow, Liu Bowen brought a bowl of chicken soup for Zhu Yuanzhang to taste. When Zhu Yuanzhang saw that it was chicken, he was a little angry. Why did Buddhist offer a bowl of ordinary chicken soup? Liu Bowen unhurriedly explained that the emperor knew its delicacy after tasting it. Zhu Yuanzhang reluctantly took a few sips and found that the taste was really good. He praised the Buddhist and asked, "What is this and why it is so delicious?". Liu Bowen said, "This is Yuanbao chicken with yellow crown, yellow feather and yellow peck, which is small, healthy, delicious and nutritious and shaped like Yuanbao."

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Zhu Yuanzhang smiled after hearing this, so he was named "Sanhuang Chicken". Since then, Sanhuang Chicken has become famous all over the world, and chefs in the palace have also begun to study and cook this chicken. Folk also formed many unique cooking techniques of Sanhuang chicken. To the Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China, the Jiling Garden in old Jinan retained the unique practice of yellow stuffy chicken. This chicken was deeply loved by Han Fuju, then Chairman of Shandong Province.