Chinese cuisine is believed to be famous all over the world. Because our country has a vast territory, the tastes of different regions are also different. The cuisine of duck alone is ever-changing. In terms of salted duck alone, it is divided according to regional tastes, but there are several

Where is the hometown of salted duck? It is in Jiuchi Town, Sichuan. This issue of food culture will analyze it for you.

People in Jiuchi, Pengzhou City, have always had the habit of raising ducks. In 1986, Jiuchi Town was hailed as the "Hometown of Salted Ducks" by Sichuan Province.

As early as the Ming Dynasty, nine-foot salted duck was quite famous and was a must-have dish for local guests.

Nine-foot salted duck is divided into two types: dry salted duck and braised salted duck. The workmanship is exquisite.

Dried salted duck is soaked in salt, spices, smoked and air-dried.

Braised salted duck is dried in the sun, smoked with high-quality sawdust, and then braised in a pot with star anise, fennel, pepper, ginger, tangerine peel, soy sauce, sugar, pepper, apple, rock sugar and other spices.

Jiuchi has fertile soil, fresh air, superior natural conditions, and is especially famous for its abundant water resources.

There are nearly a hundred springs and weirs in the town.

The spring water is sweet and clear, rich in minerals and trace elements; ducks have been swimming in the water for a long time, feeding on cordyceps and plankton in the water. Their meat is thin and tender and has extremely high nutritional value.

According to historical records, as early as the Zhengde period of the Ming Dynasty, many merchants from Guangdong, Fujian, Hunan, Hubei and other places were doing business near Jiuchi.

They lived and multiplied here, and also brought Hakka food culture to the local area, which provided an atmosphere for the birth of the nine-foot salted duck.

The long-established and good natural conditions and the relaxed humanistic environment provide conditions for the inheritance and development of Jiu Chi Salted Duck.

The industrious and intelligent Jiu Chi people began to study and make repeated experiments to make Jiu Chi salted duck at that time.

After years of accumulation and innovation, the workmanship of the nine-foot salted duck has become more and more exquisite, and the production has become more and more sophisticated. It has gradually formed its own unique style, which is unique not only in Chengdu Plain, but also in the country.

Nowadays, after 500 years of vicissitudes, the nine-foot salted duck has endured and is deeply loved by diners at home and abroad.

Following the successful holding of the first Food Culture Festival in Jiuchi Town in 2007, on December 31, 2008, the second Pengzhou Food Culture Festival was unveiled in Jiuchi, the "Hometown of Salted Duck".

At the food festival, the Jiuchi Town Government bought two ducks from each stall every day for diners to taste for free.

The food festival has attracted the attention of the central, provincial and municipal media, and many media have reported on the rapid recovery and revitalization of Jiu Chi Salted Duck after the earthquake.

The food festival lasted for nearly twenty days, and delicious food came from all over the world to enjoy the food. The food festival also attracted business owners from Singapore, Vietnam and other countries to fly in to learn from the experience.