Where is beggar’s chicken a dish?

Beggar’s Chicken is a traditional famous dish in Changshu, Jiangsu.

Beggar’s Chicken, also known as Changshu Beggar’s Chicken and Braised Chicken, is a traditional famous dish in Changshu, Jiangsu. It is prepared chicken wrapped in soil and lotus leaves. The production materials include fresh lotus leaves, yellow mud, live native chicken, etc.

The preparation method of beggar's chicken is similar to "Pao Dolphin", one of the "Eight Treasures" of the Zhou Dynasty. "Pao Dolphin" is made by wrapping the suckling pig with clay, grilling it, and then further processing it. The finished dish.

It is bright red in color, fragrant, crispy and tender, crispy and tender in the mouth, and has a unique flavor.

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Origin

It is said that a "beggar" got a chicken and had no place to cook it, so he killed the chicken without washing it. It didn't shed its hair, just wrapped it in lotus leaves that it picked up, smeared the outside with mud, stuffed it into a fire locust, and burned it haphazardly. When it was almost cooked, he took it out, smashed the mud and ate it. It was extremely delicious. From then on, "Beggar's Chicken" became famous.

Nutritional benefits

Chicken is tender, delicious and nutritious. It contains high protein quality, low fat content and high amino acid content. All of them are essential amino acids for the human body. In addition, three-yellow chicken is also a good source of phosphorus, iron, copper and zinc, and is rich in vitamin B12, vitamin B6, vitamin A, vitamin D, vitamin K, etc., which can be used to replenish blood and maintain health.

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