What is the origin of Wenchang Chicken? Introduction to Wenchang Chicken

Wenchang Chicken is the most famous traditional dish in Hainan. It is a must-try delicacy for everyone who travels to Hainan. Wenchang Chicken is listed as one of Hainan's "Four Famous Dishes" and is a famous dish known both at home and abroad. Its meat is tender, its skin is thin and its bones are crispy, its aroma is very strong, and it is fat but not greasy. Many friends like to eat it very much. Today we will share with you the origin of Wenchang Chicken, hoping that we can understand it better.

Contents of this article

1. The Origin of Wenchang Chicken

2. Introduction of Wenchang Chicken

3. How to eat Wenchang chicken

4. How to choose Wenchang chicken

The Origin of Wenchang Chicken

Wenchang Chicken is famous for:

1. In 1936, T.V. Soong, then Minister of Finance of the Nationalist Government, returned to his hometown to visit his relatives and planned to hold an island-wide conference in Wenchang, where each county would select delicacies. The conference was not held because of the "Xi'an Incident", but T.V. Soong brought some delicacies back to Guangzhou for the "officials" to taste, and Wenchang chicken became popular in Southeast Asia.

2. Legend has it that in the Qing Dynasty, a man from Jinshan, Hainan, was a high-ranking official in Zhejiang. He returned home to visit his family during the Spring Festival one year. When he was about to leave home, he visited his old schoolmate in Niutianci Village, Wenchangtan. The schoolmate treated him with authentic Wenchang chicken and selected a few better Wenchang chickens for him to take back to Jiangsu and Zhejiang to treat relatives and friends. Wenchang chicken has since become famous.

Introduction of Wenchang Chicken

Wenchang Chicken is Hainan's most famous traditional dish, known as the first of the four famous dishes. It is a must-try delicacy for everyone who travels to Hainan. Wenchang Chicken is listed as one of Hainan's four famous dishes, and it is a famous dish that is well-known both at home and abroad. Its meat is tender, the skin is thin and the bones are crispy, the aroma is very strong, and it is fat but not greasy. The seasoning of Wenchang Chicken is special and all natural, mainly composed of ginger, mashed garlic, sugar, refined salt and orange juice. Wenchang Chicken, one of Hainan's four famous dishes, is a Chinese famous dish selected by the China Cuisine Association and is listed as a "pollution-free agricultural product" by the state.

How to eat Wenchang chicken

Boiled Wenchang chicken, Wenchang chicken stew, braised Wenchang chicken, steamed Wenchang chicken, Wenchang chicken rice, coconut chicken soup, braised chicken, black bean chicken soup, steamed chicken with chopped pepper, sand ginger chicken, spicy chicken, mouth-watering chicken, sesame oil chicken, cola chicken, spicy chicken, three-cup chicken, salted chicken, etc.

Wenchang chicken has been famous for hundreds of years, but due to historical reasons and the limited living standards of the people at that time, Wenchang chicken only appeared on the tables of overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia. With the improvement of people's living standards and consumption levels, in addition to enjoying the scenic spots in various places during leisure time or holidays, tasting local delicacies has become an indispensable choice for people to travel. When Hainan Rongzi Wenchang Chicken Food Development Co., Ltd. was founded in 1997, there were many types of Wenchang chicken in Hainan, and few tourists to Hainan could eat authentic Wenchang chicken.

How to choose Wenchang chicken

1. Choose healthy chickens: Healthy chickens are lively and energetic, with dense and glossy feathers. Their eyes are bright and flexible, and their eyeballs fill the entire eye sockets. Their combs and wattles are bright red, with straight combs and soft wattles. Their wings are close to their bodies, with shiny feathers; their claws are strong and powerful, and they move freely. Sick chickens do not have the above characteristics. Some chickens feel bloated and gassy when you touch their breasts and crops, or they feel hardened due to food accumulation. If they cannot stand steadily, you should not buy them.

2. Choosing tender chickens: Mainly look at the chicken feet. The soles of the feet should be thin and not stiff. The toes should be less worn. The protrusion between the ankles should be short, which means the chicken is tender.

3. Choose free-range chickens: Look at their feet. Free-range chickens have thin, long, sharp claws, rough and strong feet, while caged chickens have short feet, thick claws, round feet and thick meat.

4. Identify live and dead chickens: If the butchering knife edge is uneven and the bleeding is good, it is a live chicken. If the knife edge is flat or even has no knife edge, the bleeding is not good, there is residual blood, and the blood is dark red, it can be determined that it is a chicken slaughtered after death.