White-feathered Black-bone Chicken

White-feathered Black-bone Chicken

　　Jiangshan White-feathered Black-bone Chicken is a specialty of Jiangshan City, Quzhou, Zhejiang Province. It is characterized by “one white” (pure white feathers all over the body) and “five black” (black beak, black tongue, black claws, black shanks, and black skin), with emerald-green earlobes, purplish-red comb and wattles, and meat and bones that remain black even after cooking.

　　Jiangshan White-feathered Black-bone Chicken is one of China’s precious chicken breeds, originating in Jiangshan City, Zhejiang Province. It is a dual-purpose breed for both meat and medicinal use. As early as in the “Secret Medical Prescriptions of Hua Tuo” and Li Shizhen’s “Compendium of Materia Medica,” its medicinal value was documented in detail. Locally, it is praised as a premium product that “nourishes better than soft-shell turtle and heals injuries better than pigeon.” According to local unearthed relics such as the “Heavenly Rooster Pot,” its breeding dates back to the Eastern Jin Dynasty (317 AD), boasting a history of over 1,600 years. Since 1980, it has gradually been promoted across the province and beyond, with an annual breeding volume of over 200,000 birds in the province.

　　Jiangshan White-feathered Black-bone Chicken has tender meat, rich collagen, and high nutritional value. Tests show that in every 100 grams of dried protein sample from the chicken, there are 96.31 grams of 17 types of amino acids, among which eight essential amino acids for humans are particularly abundant, and the other nine exceed those found in ordinary chickens. It serves as an excellent tonic for qi and blood, liver, and kidneys, and is also a prime ingredient in gynecological tonics such as Wuji Baifeng Pills, Wuji Fukang Syrup, and Wuji Nourishing Wine. It plays an important role in maintaining protein balance in the human body, meeting metabolic needs, and enhancing the body’s resistance.