Legend has it that there was a man named Hua who somehow found a chicken but couldn't cook it. So, he killed the chicken, wrapped it in rotten mud and put it in firewood for barbecue. Finally, the dried chicken is cooked. When the mud shell was opened, the chicken feathers were stripped off, and the time was delayed, and the aroma was fragrant. The beggar had a delicious meal. Later, this practice was learned by people in restaurants and improved. The reputation of "beggar chicken" is getting bigger and bigger.

After investigation and extensive inquiry, Nanchong has not sold beggar chickens yet.