1. The delicacy of beggar’s chicken is related to the two emperors Zhu Yuanzhang and Qianlong.

2. The beggar’s chicken is also called the rich and noble chicken. It is said that this name was given by Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty. Before Zhu Yuanzhang became the emperor, he led troops to fight abroad. In this battle, Zhu Yuanzhang After a disastrous defeat, Zhu Yuanzhang fled with his remaining soldiers for three days and three nights. During the escape, Zhu Yuanzhang was tired and hungry, and rested in a ruined temple.

In this ruined temple, there was an old beggar who was burning mud. Zhu Yuanzhang was very puzzled and asked politely what the old beggar was doing. The old beggar met Zhu Yuanzhang and said very politely, "I am roasting chicken to present to the king." Zhu Yuanzhang asked: Where is the chicken? The old beggar took out the mud from the fire and opened it. The fragrance immediately spread in the ruined temple. Zhu Yuanzhang was full of praises after eating. From then on, Zhu Yuanzhang was successful in all wars and became emperor smoothly. Later, he was granted the title of Flower Chicken. For the rich chicken.

3. This second allusion about the beggar chicken is related to Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty. When Qianlong visited the south of the Yangtze River incognito, he got lost in the wilderness because of unfamiliar roads. A beggar saw that Qianlong was pitiful, so he took advantage of him. The cooked beggar's chicken was shared with Qianlong. Because Qianlong was hungry, he thought the beggar's chicken was extremely delicious, so he asked the beggar for the name of the chicken. The beggar thought for a while and then said that it was called Fugui Chicken. It turned out that the beggar was very good-looking, so he didn't want such a delicious chicken to have a shabby name. , so the name was changed.