Chinese people like to make a fuss about names. Unlike foreign dishes, which like to use generalized names and directly express the ingredients and cooking methods as dishes, Chinese dishes always have an exciting character. An unforgettable name. For example, "boiling water cabbage", you want to study what kind of water "boiling water" is, such as "Buddha jumps over the wall", what kind of vegetables can make Buddha want to "jump over the wall"?

But some Chinese dishes like to give others a banner. As far as "Chongqing Chongqing Chicken Pot" is concerned, when most people hear this dish, they subconsciously think that this dish comes from Chongqing, but Chongqing people don't think so. In Chongqing, you can see it all over the streets. A hotpot franchise store, not a Chongqing Chicken Pot store.

Where did the name Chongqing Chongqing Chicken Pot come from? According to research, the origin and explanation of this dish are different. In short, it has little connection with Chongqing, and it can even be said to have nothing to do with it. Below is a list of 4 origin views for you, so you can see which one is more reliable.

1. Chongqing Deren created Chongqing Chicken Pot

The most common saying is that a Fujian man named Zhang Chongqing went to Shanghai to start his own business and made his fortune from Shanghai. The Chongqing Chicken Pot was so delicious that everyone sweated a lot after eating it, so the Chongqing Chicken Pot became better and better. Eventually, Zhang Chongqing’s name was attached to it, and it became “Chongqing Chongqing Chicken Pot”.

2. Chongqing Chicken Pot comes from Sichuan

Chengdu, Sichuan, is a famous hometown of food and leisure, and its food culture is also long-term. The distance between Chengdu and Chongqing is relatively close, so the populations in the two places have similar tastes, and most of the dishes prepared in the two places are a combination. Chongqing cuisine attaches great importance to the taste and texture of the dishes, and is open-minded and generous. Chengdu cuisine strives to improve Chongqing cuisine and update the color, aroma and taste of the dishes.

Originally, when people in Chongqing cook chicken breast, they put the whole chicken and a whole chili pepper into a pot and stir-fry. After improvement, they used free-range local roosters that were several months old. Add Sichuan ingredients and auxiliary vegetables, put them into the pot and fry. The original aroma of the rooster meat combined with the aroma of Sichuan peppercorns is unforgettable. Later, this improved chicken breast dish was also learned by Chongqing chefs. The pot was changed to a clay pot, and the Sichuan food was replaced with hot pot soup. The original name was "Roast Chicken Breast", and after the improvement, it became Chongqing Chongqing Chicken Breast Pot.

3. Chongqing Chicken Pot is an improved dish

Chongqing does not have Chongqing Chicken Pot, but there is roasted chicken. A chef has combined Chongqing's roasted chicken with dry-pot chicken from other regions, using their strengths to offset their weaknesses, and made the improved dish into the most popular dish that is fragrant, tender and rich in texture. The taste can also be made according to the customer's requirements. There are 4 flavors including spicier, medium spicy, medium spicy and extremely spicy.

4. Chongqing Chicken Gong Pot comes from "Jigong Living Buddha Pot"

There is a legend that in the early Southern Song Dynasty, there was a famous monk Jigong Living Buddha who satirized Qin Hui and was later driven out of the Central Plains. Jigong Living Buddha rushed to Chongqing and was attracted by the good wine and meat in Chongqing. Jigong Living Buddha was originally a Buddhist disciple who loved wine and food. After visiting Chongqing for a period of time, he learned many cooking methods of Chongqing people.

One day, Jigong Living Buddha bought Chaotian pepper, Sichuan peppercorns and various spices that the locals loved to eat. He found a piece of flat land, propped up a pot and began to cook the chicken, adding various kinds of spices to the pot. After adding spices, the chicken breast is boiled, sweet and delicious, which attracted a group of people to gather around, and some people wanted to learn this chicken dish. Jigong Living Buddha inadvertently left a "Jigong Living Buddha Pot" in Chongqing, and over time it became known as "Chongqing Chicken Gong Pot".

Where exactly Chongqing Chongqing Chicken Pot comes from? It is currently unclear. There are many opinions on the origin of Chongqing Chicken Pot. Which one do you think is more reliable?