In the southern region, there has always been a saying that "no chicken is no banquet", of which Guangdong is the most enthusiastic about chicken culture. Cantonese people are famous for eating chicken, and at the banquet in Guangdong, Wenchang chicken is the soul of the whole banquet. The most famous thing in Guangdong is the famous dish of Guangzhou Wenchang chicken. This classic cuisine, which combines the food culture of Hainan and Guangdong regions, is carried forward in the gastronomic capital of Guangzhou.
Guangzhou Wenchang chicken belongs to the Cantonese cuisine family, while Wenchang chicken is a chicken from Wenchang area of Hainan Province, and added chicken liver and ham, and Guangdong often eaten suburban dishes, after three cooking processes, made of Guangzhou special cuisine. The popularity of this dish is not only reflected in the bright visuals, but also in the evocative flavor of the chicken.
Interestingly, this dish is a real combination of the classic elements of Guangdong and Hainan cuisine, Hainan Wenchang has always been a high-quality chicken, and this dish was first founded in Guangdong, so it combined the advantages of the two, and finally formed the mouth-watering classic dish of Guangzhou Wenchang chicken.
<h1>First, the history of Guangdong Wenchang chicken</h1>
Speaking of the famous dish of Guangdong Wenchang chicken, I have to talk about the allusion of Wenchang chicken. Legend has it that during the Qing Dynasty, Hainan was still a barbarian land, and a Hainan Jinshan man who had become a high official in Zhejiang was preparing to return home to visit his relatives at the end of the year. When the blind dates knew that the high official had returned, they went to visit one after another.
After the Spring Festival, this senior official was ready to leave for work, and after parting, he stopped by to visit his old friend, who lived in Tanniu Town in Wenchang, and the visit of his friend made the words on the wine table more. And this old friend was ready to entertain him with the most authentic Wenchang chicken in the local area. The official who has never tasted this kind of chicken, suddenly feels that the chicken is fresh and creamy, the taste is extremely rich, and when he left, his old friend also carried himself to bring him back, and it was this simple reminiscence that made Wenchang chicken the first step out of Hainan Island.
Wenchang chicken produced in Hainan has such a delicate taste, quan since and its unique breeding methods, Wenchang chicken is mostly free-range, specializing in eating banyan tree cubs, there is a large amount of exercise every day, resulting in its tight meat, smooth taste, in the evaluation of Cantonese people, it is "chicken has chicken flavor".
At the same time, as a coastal city, Wenchang chicken also has a lot of seafood such as conch and shrimp in the diet, in general, after half a year of standard Wenchang chicken stocking, its meat quality is the most suitable for eating. This Guangzhou Wenchang chicken, which uses authentic Hainan Wenchang chicken, combined with the exquisite and unique cooking techniques of Cantonese cuisine, has achieved this classic dish that has been passed down through the ages.
<h1>Second, the development of Guangdong Wenchang chicken</h1>
In fact, when it comes to Wenchang chicken, Hainan people have a lot of say, but when it comes to Guangzhou Wenchang chicken, the unique approach gives Wenchang chicken a new soul. Guangzhou Wenchang chicken pays attention to low heat and slow simmering when cooking, and the wenchang chicken is fresh and refreshing after stewing, and then after the chef's exquisite knife work, the chicken bones are removed and cut into 24 slices along the pattern of the chicken.
In addition, chicken liver is also the finishing touch to this classic dish. After the chicken liver is cooked in the pot, add an appropriate amount of MSG and condiments, and after taking it out, cut into 24 pieces of equal size according to the amount of chicken, which is also used in the production of ham.
Many northerners are often confused by Wenchang chicken and Guangzhou Wenchang chicken, with the steady improvement of people's level, people have more and more opportunities to travel, when people have experienced the cuisine of Hainan and Guangdong respectively, they really understand the essential difference between these two practices about chicken.
Hainan Wenchang chicken prefers white chopping in the production, after cooking with water, ginger slices are added during the period, and then begin to cut into chicken nuggets of even size, dipped in the special sauce of Shanghai Hainan when eating, which is more flavorful.
Guangzhou Wenchang chicken, in the production, the use of cooking three cooking methods of cooking and frying, in the difficulty of production, more challenging. It also gives Wenchang chicken a more layered taste experience.
<h1>Third, the value of Guangdong Wenchang chicken</h1>
Chicken meat has an important position in the diet structure of Chinese and even Asians, and the variety of nutrients contained in chicken meat is suitable for Chinese body nutrition supplementation. Chicken is different from other meats, its protein content is extremely high, in addition to its protein content is also quite rich, while the protein in chicken is easily absorbed by the human body, so eating more chicken can enhance the body, strong bones and other effects, which is why people usually go to visit patients, people always like to bring chicken soup.
The chicken meat of Wenchang chicken also contains different varieties of phosphorus esters, which are an important source of fat and phospholipids for Chinese and even Asians. Especially in winter, chicken can have a significant food supplement effect on some symptoms of stunted development and physical weakness.
For women, chicken is an excellent therapeutic product. It is not only rich in collagen, but also helps women treat common symptoms such as anemia, cold intolerance, and menstrual irregularities during periods of female discomfort. As early as ancient times, people have a relatively clear record of the medical role of chicken, eating more chicken can help the human body enhance its physique, dredge the blood veins, and increase the qi, and this effect is even higher than many health drugs.
<h1>IV. Conclusion</h1>
Guangzhou Wenchang chicken is not only a local classic food in Guangdong, but also combines the friendship of two brother cities in Hainan, Guangdong, at the beginning of the establishment of Hainan Province, as a subordinate city of Guangdong, Hainan's eating habits were also affected by Guangdong. With the rapid development of Hainan province after its establishment, its dietary model is also gradually blazing a new path. This Guangzhou Wenchang chicken is taken from Hainan's unique ingredients, combined with the exquisite practice of Cantonese cuisine.
At the same time, in terms of naming, Guangzhou Wenchang chicken and Hainan Wenchang chicken also spread a small misunderstanding, many people mistakenly think that the two practices are the same, but do not know, the same Wenchang chicken, the practice of the two places also reflects the eating habits of relying on the mountains to eat the mountains, relying on water to eat, perhaps people who have really tried two kinds of Wenchang chicken can really distinguish which is the most appropriate Wenchang chicken method.
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