Cenxi Sanhuang Chicken

Cenxi Sanhuang Chicken

　　Cenxi Sanhuang Chicken is a traditional and distinctive local breed, historically one of the four most famous chickens in Guangxi. This chicken is the result of long-term domestication from a wild species. In 1977, the Guangxi foreign trade system conducted a taste test in Ling Shan where 16 chicken breeds from across the province were uniformly processed and offered to tasters without branding. Ultimately, the tasters found that the Cenxi Sanhuang Chicken had the best meat quality. In 1993, the Guangxi foreign trade system invited experienced poultry traders from Kowloon, Hong Kong, with decades of experience, to the Xiyuan Hotel in Nanning to conduct an external evaluation of 16 live chicken breeds supplied to Hong Kong. The merchants unanimously agreed that the Cenxi Sanhuang Chicken and the Xindu Chicken from He County were the best varieties. In the same year, it was exhibited at the "National Export Commodities Production Base and Special Factory Construction Achievements Exhibition" in Beijing, where it received praise and commendation from leaders of the Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations and Trade. An honorary certificate was also awarded to the People's Government of Cenxi. To fully develop this excellent local breed, the Cenxi Foreign Trade Chicken Farm began developing the Cenxi Sanhuang Chicken in 1983, and from 1987 onward, carried out seven consecutive years of rigorous systematic breeding. The systematically bred Cenxi Sanhuang Chicken fully retains the classic body type, appearance, and meat characteristics, excelling in form, color, aroma, and taste. It is the only locally raised chicken in Guangxi to have undergone systematic breeding. Currently, the Cenxi Foreign Trade Chicken Farm raises the bred Cenxi Sanhuang Chicken in orchards, forested areas, and mountainous regions using traditional feeding methods. The resulting meat chickens maintain the same characteristics as traditionally free-range chickens and are the ideal breed for making white-cut chicken. The breed has even earned praise from Mr. Zhuang Weijia, the Executive Chinese Chef at White Swan Hotel and one of Guangzhou’s top ten chefs. (Cenxi)

　　The classic Cenxi Sanhuang Chicken, due to its superior quality, was awarded the title of “Guangxi Quality Product” in 2003, “Guangxi Famous Brand Product” in 2006, ranked first in the “Top Ten Most Delicious Foods in Wuzhou City” selection in 2008, and was recognized as a “Guangxi Quality Agricultural Product” in 2010. Since 2005, it has been continuously certified as a “National Pollution-Free Agricultural Product” by the Quality and Safety Center of the Ministry of Agriculture. In 2010, it won the title of “Gold Medal Local Chicken (Native Chicken)” at the First China Local Chicken (Native Chicken) Premium Name Chicken Competition. In July of the same year, during the “Hundred Chicken Banquet and Cantonese Cuisine Culture Promotion Event” in Guangzhou, it was named a “Premium Branded Chicken.” Later that month, at the Beijing Promotion Event for Guangxi Aquatic and Livestock Brand Products, it was awarded the title of “Best Brand Product at the Guangxi Aquatic and Livestock Brand Beijing Promotion Event.”

　　Thanks to its outstanding form, color, aroma, and taste, especially the unique flavor of the “steamed chicken” made with the classic Cenxi Sanhuang Chicken, it is highly favored by many.