Origin of Marinated Chicken, Legends, Stories

Marinated Chicken, created in the early Qing Dynasty, has a history of more than 300 years. Ma's marinated chicken is halal flavor, special attention to the selection of materials, always use fresh live chickens, in today's cage-farmed chickens for the mainstream, but try to use the mountain free-range chickens. Slaughtered in strict accordance with Islamic rules. And only after the health, animal quarantine department quarantine passes the selection. Before brining, the chicken is washed, one wing is inserted into the mouth so that the head is bent back, the other wing is folded, the legs are pinned up, and the claws are put into the chamber in the shape of a pipa. Then it is put into the old broth with valuable meat ingredients such as cloves, saren, cardamom, dahurica, and seasoning condiments such as iodized salt, pepper, daikon, cumin, and so on. When cooking chicken according to the age of the chicken to set the fire. Cooked marinated chicken yellow through red, bright color, chicken skin oily spreading, not broken skin, not off the bone, not stuffed teeth, not greasy mouth, a long time to eat without getting tired of, young and old alike.

It is said that in 1901, because of the Eight-Power Allied Forces invaded Beijing and fled to Xi'an, the Empress Dowager Cixi and Emperor Guangxu on the way back to the capital, had a three-day stay in Zhending, in addition to touring Zhending's many attractions, but also tasted a variety of flavors and famous food, at that time, on the centuries-old Ma family brined chicken was full of praise, saying that it is fragrant, fresh, tender, and tasty and tasty.