What is the origin of white chicken

Began in the Qing Dynasty folk hotel

White Chicken, began in the Qing Dynasty folk hotel, because the chicken cooked without seasoning white boiled and eaten with chopping, so it is called "White Chicken". And because of its material is Shanghai Pudong three yellow chicken (feet yellow, skin yellow, mouth yellow), so also known as three yellow oil chicken. Later, all the restaurants and delis in Shanghai operated "white chopped chicken", not only with fine materials, but also with boiled "shrimp soy sauce" with chicken on the table for dipping. This dish has a golden color, crispy skin and tender meat, and the taste is exceptionally fresh and delicious, and you will never get tired of eating it.

Yuan Mei, a Qing dynasty scholar, called it "White Sliced Chicken" in his "Food List in the Garden". He said: "Chicken is the most powerful, the dishes rely on it, so make the first of the feather family, and other birds attached to it, for the feather family single." Dozens of chicken dishes listed on the list, for steaming, gun, simmering, brine, bad have, listed as the first is the white slice of chicken, said it has "too soup Yuan wine flavor". Nowadays, Cantonese cuisine, chicken dishes in the kitchen, there are more than 200 dishes, and the most people often eat never get tired of it is the white cut chicken, the original quality and flavor, skin and meat smooth, large feasts and small feasts are suitable, favored by diners.

The origin of Xiao Shaoxing white chicken

Small Shaoxing white chicken is a household name in Shanghai. In fact, its earliest registered trademark is Fengguan brand white chicken, not small shaoxing, but why people want to call it small shaoxing white chicken?

In the early summer of 1940, at the age of 16, the young man Zhang Runniu fled from the countryside to Shanghai, in order to make ends meet, had to do some small business. His trade is very simple, is to buy some raw chicken and duck feet, according to the hometown flavor processed mature food, carry a basket along the street selling. After a few years of hard work, actually saved some money, so he was in the big world near the datong new hostel (today's south yunnan road, ninghai east road mouth) set up a small chicken porridge stalls, selling chicken and chicken broth made of porridge. Because he is a Shaoxing people, sell the white chicken selection is Shaoxing castrated chicken, so customers called him small Shaoxing, time, small Shaoxing not only became his nickname, but also became the name of his stall.

While the small Shaoxing chicken porridge stall began when the scale is very small, but because of the careful study of chicken technology, good management, so that his snack stall in Yunnan Road gradually had a little fame, business gradually took off, chicken porridge stall scale gradually expanded to the victory in the war, the small Shaoxing chicken porridge stalls have been the beginning of a large scale.

In fact, Xiao Shaoxing mastered the knack of making the skin of white chopped chicken crispy and tender is also a very fortuitous opportunity. At that time, there were often some gangsters and police to Xiao Shaoxing to extort money, in addition to free food and drink, but also to take the sheep. One day, two police officers in the small Shaoxing eat and drink, and then want to take the chicken. Xiao Shaoxing had no choice but to comply. But from the burning pot to take the chicken, in a hurry and panic accidentally dropped the chicken on the ground, small Shaoxing see the side just put a bucket of well water, it will pick up the chicken in the well water to wash a little bit, want to let freeloaders eat the chief of police diarrhea is good. Unexpectedly, the police ate it afterwards and said the chicken is particularly delicious, and want to eat again. Little Shaoxing feel very surprised, think carefully, think probably with the well water washed. Later he did as he did, and sure enough, the chicken skin was crispy and tender. From then on, he burned the chicken are put into the well water to soak for a moment, this unique method to make small shaoxing's white chicken with crispy skin and tender meat and fame. Then he put some efforts in the fire, seasoning, etc., so that the small shaoxing white chopped chicken is more delicious, attracting a large number of customers. Plus some famous actors at that time, such as Zhou Xinfang, Wang Shaolou, Gai Zhaitian, etc. in the neighborhood theater after the play, but also often come to the small Shaoxing late-night snacks, small Shaoxing's fame is so big up.