Henan, a large province in the Central Plains, is connected to Shanxi and Hebei, and on the right is next to Shandong and Anhui, below Hubei, on the left in Shaanxi, it can be said that it brings together all the cuisines in the Central Plains, and when you get to Henan, it is not difficult to eat the special cuisine of which place.
But today we are going to talk about Henan's local specialty food bucket chicken! It's a bucket chicken, not a baby chicken, so don't make a mistake.
Bucket chicken
100 years of inheritance of craftsmanship, a day to sell 600 pieces
In Kaifeng, Henan Province, there is a well-received barrel chicken shop, which has been selling bucket chicken since 1917 and has been more than 100 years now, which can be described as an ancestral craft.
According to the boss's introduction, his bucket chicken can sell 600 a day, no more and no less, because the boss only makes 600 a day, no matter when it is sold out, immediately close the stall, and do not continue to do.
Taste ok, just cut 128 knives each?
And he also has a pay attention, that is, the bucket chicken sold, each one has to cut 128 knives, the boss said, 128 knives can just finish the bones, the chicken can also be cut well, I stood and counted for a while, two of them cut 127 knives, one cut 129 knives, it seems that the boss is not so exquisite.
The boss also said that the bucket chicken is best made with hens, and can not use oil, but under the pot with a variety of secret spices simmered out, such a bucket chicken to eat more tender and delicious.
Not to mention, his bucket chicken is very tough to eat, the chicken skin is still very crisp to eat, the whole is a bit like the taste of saltwater duck, salty, chicken flavor is very full, I don't know if everyone likes this taste.
Sanitation is debatable
Although the taste is good, but the environmental health of this workshop is still debatable, anyway, the boss and workers are not wearing masks, and when cutting chicken, the boss does not wear gloves, I don't know if everyone recognizes this operation!
In fact, I am more disgusted with this, the workshop can not see the operation we often have nothing to say, but when buying chicken, see the boss bare hands to cut chicken, there will always be a little disgust, in fact, wearing a disposable glove is not difficult.
The price is not cheap, make hard money
Although the business of this shop is good, the owner is still very hard every day, and he has to get up at about two o'clock in the morning to start making chicken, after all, the bucket chicken has to be simmered for several hours to eat.
However, the thought of being able to sell 600 a day, even if it is a little hard, should be, after all, this year's money is not easy to earn. And this store's bucket chicken a pound is 32 yuan, a chicken to sell about 70 yuan, this profit is still a lot.
In fact, there are many gourmet shops in Kaifeng that sell bucket chicken, but the taste is good, only the old diners who often eat bucket chicken know, I eat less, I will not do evaluation.