Wenchang Chicken is named after being produced in Wenchang, Hainan. Legend has it that there is a Tanniu town, with villages in the north and many banyan trees. Chickens in the country eat banyan seeds and look for bugs. Although it grows slowly and has short wings and feet, the meat is smooth and tender, with thin skin and crisp bones and strong fragrance. They are delicious on the table.
There was a Wenchang man in the Ming Dynasty who was an official in North Korea. Back in Beijing, he took Wenchang chicken to honor the emperor. After tasting it, the emperor praised: "Chicken is the hometown of culture, with outstanding people, prosperous culture and fragrant chicken." Really Wenchang chicken! " Therefore, Wenchang chicken is famous all over the world.
Hainan people eat Wenchang chicken, the traditional way is to chop it (also called "white cut"), which can best reflect the original flavor of Wenchang chicken, delicious and tender. At the same time, chicken oil chicken soup rice is commonly known as "chicken rice". Hainan people call it "eating chicken rice", which includes boiling chicken.
Second, Jiaji Duck
According to legend, Jiaji Duck is a fine breed duck introduced by overseas Chinese from Malaysia more than 300 years ago, so it is called "Muscovy Duck". Its appearance is different from that of local grass ducks and Beijing ducks. It has a flat shape, a red crown and yellow feathers.
Because the breeding methods of muscovy ducks in Jiaji area are different from those in other places, their breasts are big, their skin is thin, their bones are soft, their meat is tender, their fat is low, they eat fat but not greasy, and their nutritional value is high. Therefore, muscovy ducks raised in Jiaji area are called Jiaji ducks.
There are three ways to eat Cargill duck: white ribs, dried salted duck and roast duck, but "white ribs" is the most authentic, solid and famous.
Third, East Goat.
East goat is produced in Dongshanling, Wanning County, with black fur, thick meat and fat soup, greasy but not greasy. Dong goat is black all over, and its sexual maturity is early, that is, it can be bred with ewes at the age of three to six months, and with rams at the age of five to eight months. The ewes give birth to 1 ~ 2 fetuses every year, and the lambing rate is 150%-200%. Oriental goats have good adaptability and can adapt to grazing and house feeding.
East goat can be eaten in a variety of ways, such as braising in soy sauce, clear soup, coconut juice, dry frying, hot pot rinsing, etc., with various spices and seasonings, rolling, frying, steaming and buckling. Each way of eating has its own characteristics, but on the whole, it is delicious.
Fourth, music and crabs.
Lehe crab is one of the most famous traditional dishes in Hainan, and it is also called "four famous dishes in Hainan" with Wenchang chicken, Jiaji duck and Dong goat. Lehe crab is produced in Lehe Town, Wanning County, Hainan Province, and is famous for its hard shell and fat meat. There are many cooking methods of Lehe crab, such as steaming, boiling, frying and roasting, each with its own characteristics, especially steaming, which not only maintains its original flavor, but also has its original color beauty.
Extended data
Wenchang Chicken was first described in Lingnan Miscellaneous Poems in Qing Dynasty. The book says: "There is a kind of chicken in Wenchang County. If the meat is grazed, its taste is the most beautiful. Sage covered with rooster is placed on the hen's abdomen. It doesn't lay eggs one by one, and it's not in the morning. Its feathers gradually thin and are extremely fat and tender. It is impossible to try it elsewhere in its way, so it is called Wenchang Chicken. " This kind of chicken is castrated cock, which is called "chicken castration" in Hainan proverb.
According to legend, Wenchang Chicken's ancestors originated from Tianci Village, Tanniu Town, Wenchang County, Hainan Island. There are several big banyan trees in the village, the seeds are rich in nutrition, and the chickens peck around, so they have excellent physique. From the Guangxu period, under the biochemical action of several generations, high-quality chicken breeds with petite body, bright fur, thin skin and tender meat and crisp bones were gradually cultivated.
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