The chicken culture of Feixi old hen soup

In Anhui, there is a local custom that no chicken is a seat. Chicken culture has permeated all aspects of Anhui people's lives. For entertaining guests and family reunions, chicken dishes are essential, especially Feixi old hen soup. During a woman's menstruation, her parents will send her "love chicken" to make up for her daughter's health. Those who are sick and weak often drink chicken soup to supplement their health. Chickens and eggs are often used as gifts between relatives and friends; especially when there are happy events at home, the locals will paint the eggs red and give them to friends and relatives to symbolize a happy and prosperous life.

Chicken culture is prevalent in China, and it has its own characteristics. In Anhui Province, there is a unique "local chicken culture". The Feixi old hen is a famous breed of local chicken in Anhui. Because it is raised year-round in the rural mountains, feeding on grains and insects, it is different from the white-feathered chickens on the market, and is known by locals as "local chicken", whose meat is pollution-free and tasty. The production of "Feixi old hen soup" raw materials, the older the more fragrant chicken, like adult wine, stewed by the old fire, chicken soup bright yellow, the more long lasting fragrance. According to the bunch of heirloom Laoxiang chicken founder bunch from the Xuan introduction, "Feixi old hen soup" used in the raw material of the chicken age can not be less than 130 days.

Since ancient times, chickens have been used to make a myriad of delicious dishes. Such as the "Book of Rites" contains "chicken soup", "Fo food ...... chicken liver"; "Chu rhetoric - inviting the soul" contains "dew chicken "; the king of qi eat chicken "must eat its distance thousands and then foot"; "qimin yaojutsu" recorded chicken "five flavors of the preserved", "chicken soup", "Steamed Chicken"; "New Book of Tang" has "Chicken Balls"; Bai Juyi's famous line "Chicken Balls and Molasses Porridge"; "Old Story of Wulin" has "Running Chicken"; "Suiyi's Chicken" of the Qing Dynasty has "Steamed Chicken". "; the Qing dynasty "with the garden food list" has contained 30 chicken dishes.