The culinary skill of Texas Braised Chicken is a national intangible cultural heritage project.

Texas Braised Chicken, also known as Texas Five-Spice Boneless Braised Chicken, is one of the famous Texas Three Treasures (braised chicken, watermelon, and golden jujubes).

Dezhou Braised Chicken is a traditional famous dish in Shandong, China and a classic of Shandong cuisine.

Dezhou Braised Chicken production technique is a national intangible cultural heritage.

As early as the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, Dezhou Braised Chicken was listed as a tribute from Shandong and sent to the palace for the emperor, empress, and royal family to enjoy.

At the end of the Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, with the busy water transportation, Dezhou became the royal road from Kyoto to nine provinces.

The economy began to boom, and roast chicken appeared on the market.

Old men carrying baskets selling roast chicken often appear near canal wharves, flood and drought stations and government offices in the city.

This kind of roasted chicken is a roasted chicken that has been carefully prepared manually and is full of flavor: it is shaped like lying on its side, red in color and fragrant, and the meat is tender and delicious. It became the prototype of the later braised chicken and first emerged.

The development history of Dezhou Braised Chicken In 1956, the braised chicken heirs followed the food industry's "one step to the top" and entered the door of a state-owned enterprise (China Food Company Dezhou Company). During these times, the braised chicken heirs also brought their skills into the company

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The leaders of the company attach great importance to these descendants of Texas Braised Chicken who have their own strengths and superb skills, which improves their enthusiasm and wisdom.

It continues to flourish under the attention and protection of state-owned food companies.

In 1956, the first "National Food Exhibition and Review Conference" after the founding of the People's Republic of China was held in the capital Beijing, and Texas Five-Spice Boneless Braised Chicken dominated the conference.

Zhang Shulin and Cui Changqing, the company's chicken braised technicians who have lived in Texas for generations, showed off their skills and skills at the scene. Braised chickens with beautiful shapes, fresh colors and fragrant aroma were displayed in front of people.

The color is yellow and tinged with red, which arouses the appetite of the onlookers. Once they taste it, the taste is wonderful.

The press and gourmets praised Dezhou Braised Chicken as "the best chicken in China".