Taishan Beggar's Chicken

Taishan Beggar's Chicken

　　The secret recipe Taishan Beggar's Chicken comes from Qixian Leisure Farm in Taishan.

　　 The origin of Beggar's Chicken dates back a long time. Once upon a time, a beggar found an unclaimed chicken on the road. It was winter, so he built a makeshift stove using pieces of clay tiles, piled firewood inside, and fired the stove until it was red hot. The beggar coated the chicken, feathers and all, with mud, then picked some nearby taro leaves, wrapped the muddy chicken in them, and placed it into the red-hot stove. He then crushed the upper part of the stove’s mud tiles to seal the chicken inside. When the stove cooled down, the beggar took out the chicken. The taro leaves were charred, and the hardened mud was cracked open. The mud, along with the chicken feathers, peeled off in chunks, revealing a chicken with an incredibly fragrant taste. Since then, the method of making Beggar's Chicken has been passed down.

　　 The secret recipe Taishan Beggar's Chicken is made based on this traditional method. It features a crispy skin, tender meat, and a sweet flavor that you can’t get enough of. The ingredients include locally raised free-range chickens aged over 180 days. After slaughtering and air-drying, the chicken is marinated for three hours with a secret blend of herbs and seasonings, then wrapped in yellow clay and aluminum foil, and roasted over a wood fire for two hours.

　　Qixian Leisure Farm in Taishan

　　Address: Xialang, Sijiu Town, Taishan City (on the roadside of the highway from Taicheng to Beifeng Mountain)

　　Phone: 0750-5477988