Braised chicken rice, also known as spicy chicken pot or thick sauce chicken pot rice, belongs to Shandong cuisine and originated in tianqiao district, Jinan, Shandong. In the earliest period, Ji Long Garden, a famous restaurant in Jinan, was famous for its signature dish "Bai Cao Huang Ji", because famous chefs gathered here. This braised chicken is carefully selected. The chicken legs must be fresh and tender, with accurate feeding and exquisite pot body. Be sure to use the casserole in Yixing, Jiangsu, pay attention to cooking and fire work, so as to ensure that the chicken is fresh and tender and the soup is thick. Finally, pour the braised chicken into the rice and eat it together, which tastes better.
Braised chicken is one of the traditional famous dishes in Jinan, Shandong Province. As early as 1927, Ji Lingyuan, a famous Shandong cuisine store in Jinan, was famous for its "braised chicken rice". Han Fuju, then chairman of the Shandong Provincial Government, once praised this dish: "This chicken is ingenious and above the top grade, it is a must."