Guangzhou to leave everyone the first impression may not be beautiful and rich, but has a large number of cuisine, Guangzhou's gourmet ingredients are quite extensive, whether it is flying in the sky or swimming in the water, as long as you can say the name, you can find it in Guangzhou, Guangzhou cuisine focuses on color, fragrance, taste, so that many tourists can't stop, one of the Guangzhou Wenchang chicken is spread throughout the north and south of the river.
<h1>"Guangzhou Wenchang chicken" in the double sense</h1>
Legend has it that in the Ming Dynasty, there was a Hainan Wenchang person who was an official in the imperial court for many years, once returned to his hometown for the New Year, when returning to the imperial court, he brought the Wenchang chicken from his hometown, hoping to entertain the members of the royal family, these people gave a thumbs up while eating, knowing that this chicken came from Wenchang when they couldn't help but sigh, wenchang chicken's reputation also started at once. In fact, Guangzhou Wenchang chicken has another major historical allusion in addition.
Legend has it that during the Qing Dynasty, Hainan was still a barbarian land, and there was a Hainanese who had become a high official in Zhejiang, and at the end of the year, he was also preparing to return to his hometown, and the villagers knew that the big official felt proud after returning to his hometown and went to visit. After the Spring Festival, the official visited his old friend before leaving, this old friend lived in Wenchang Town, and the arrival of the friend naturally made the two start a warm chat.
Friends also took out the most authentic local Wenchang chicken, never tasted wenchang chicken official, but also praised, think the chicken is very fragrant, rich in taste, before leaving also let the old friend prepare a few for themselves, it is because of this simple reminiscence, but also let Wenchang chicken gradually out of Hainan Island. Why Wenchang chicken produced in Hainan has such a delicate taste is related to the method of breeding.
Most of the Wenchang chickens in Hainan choose to be free-range, eat banyan seeds to grow up, and will arrange the amount of exercise every day, which makes Wenchang chicken have a firm meat quality, in the words of Guangdong gourmets, "chicken has chicken flavor". This Guangzhou Wenchang chicken is selected from the authentic Wenchang chicken in Hainan, combined with the unique cooking techniques of Cantonese cuisine, and has become a classic dish that has been passed down through the ages.
<h1>Guangzhou Wenchang chicken and Hainan Wenchang chicken</h1>
Speaking of Wenchang chicken, Hainan people have the right to speak, with a unique approach to make Wenchang chicken have a new soul, Guangzhou Wenchang chicken is not only a very authentic food in Guangdong, but also combined with the friendship of Hainan city, Hainan was first established when the province also belonged to the subordinate cities of Guangdong, so the local eating habits of Hainan will also be affected by Guangdong.
With the rapid development of Hainan province after the establishment of Hainan Province, the current dietary model has long opened up a new road. For example, this Guangzhou Wenchang chicken is cooked by simmering slowly over low heat, so that Wenchang chicken has a tender and refreshing taste. The main feature of this classic dish is the chicken liver, after the chicken liver is cooked in the pot, add the right amount of MSG, cut into 24 pieces of uniform size and put on the ham.
<h1>The production steps of Guangzhou Wenchang chicken:</h1>
1: First, clean the chicken after slaughter, put it in a pot and simmer for 15 minutes on low heat, put it on the side to cool, and cut the chicken into 24 slices
2, the chicken liver clean, soaked in boiling water, add the right amount of fine salt, take out and cut into 24 slices in a bowl, ham cut into the same size as chicken, the ham slices, chicken liver slices, chicken slices are stacked on the plate, together with the chicken head, chicken tail into the prototype of the chicken, put into the steamer and steamed over low heat.
3: Re-add 20 grams of oil, add rice wine, wet starch, monosodium glutamate, and finally add sesame oil and lard, stir evenly, and pour directly on the chicken.
Guangzhou Wenchang chicken so walk all over the country, the evolution of the times, the improvement of living conditions, you can choose more types of food, for gourmets always hope to choose food that meets their appetite, a Guangzhou Wenchang chicken can reflect the tenderness of chicken, let people taste endlessly. Wenchang chicken can be seen everywhere at many family banquets or state banquets, I don't know if you have tasted it?
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