Lingyuan Roast Chicken

Lingyuan Roast Chicken

　　Lingyuan Roast Chicken

　　Lingyuan Roast Chicken, also known as smoked chicken, involves a unique set of processing techniques. It is made by boiling plump, white-feathered chickens in a pot with various seasonings, carefully controlling the heat and turning them repeatedly to ensure the chicken is thoroughly cooked inside and out. The cooked chicken is then placed in a smoking cage for smoking. The finished product is prized for its fully cooked meat, purplish-red skin, well-balanced seasoning, uniform flavor inside and out, fragrant aroma, and excellent taste. The roast chicken is attractively presented, with the chicken head turned back, holding a wing in its beak, and both feet folded backward and inserted into the cavity—achieving a perfect harmony of color, flavor, aroma, and appearance. In the county town, those made by the Gao family on Xiaoxi Street are considered the best, with three generations running the business for several decades.