Daokou Roast Chicken was founded in the 18th year of Shunzhi in the Qing Dynasty (1661 AD) and has a history of more than 300 years. According to the records of "Jun County Chronicles" and "Huaxian County Chronicles", in the first hundred years For many years, due to poor technical conditions and lack of characteristics, the business was not prosperous. In the 52nd year of Qianlong's reign (1787 AD), Zhang Bing, the roast chicken master and the representative inheritor of intangible cultural heritage, Zhang Zhonghai's ancestor, met Liu Yi, an old friend of the imperial kitchen in the Qing Palace. A small roast chicken shop, its business was sluggish due to illegal production. One day, an old friend who had worked as an imperial chef in the imperial dining room of the Qing Palace came to visit. He had special skills. The two reunited after a long separation, drinking and chatting freely. Zhang Bing asked him for advice, and the friend told him a secret recipe: "If you want to make the chicken fragrant, add eight ingredients and old soup." The eight ingredients are tangerine peel, cinnamon, cardamom, galangal, cloves, Amomum villosum, Caoguo and Angelica dahurica. Seasoning; Laotang is the old soup used to cook chicken. Every time you cook a pot of chicken, you must add the old soup from the first pot. In this way, the older the better. Zhang Bing followed the same method and the chicken was really delicious. From then on, the business prospered, and Zhang Bing named his roast chicken restaurant "Yi Xing Zhang", which means "Yi Xing Zhang". After the "Yi Xing Zhang" brand was launched, Zhang Bing repeatedly practiced, choosing, slaughtering, and A set of experience has been developed in terms of shaping, cooking, soup use, heat, etc. He is strict in selecting chickens and must choose tender chickens that are less than two years old to ensure the quality of the chickens. The chickens you select must be kept for a while for alleviating tension and returning to normal physiological functions. This will facilitate bleeding before killing, and will not affect the color of the chickens. Ingredients and cooking are the most critical processes. Put the fried chicken in the pot, add the old soup and seasonings, bring to a boil over high heat, and then simmer over low heat. The shape of the roasted chicken is even more unique. After the chicken body is cut open, a section of sorghum stalk is used to spread the chicken open, forming a pointed semicircle at both ends, which is unique and beautiful. It has been nearly three hundred years since "Yi Xing Zhang" opened its doors. Zhang Bing's chicken roasting techniques have been passed down from generation to generation and have always maintained a unique flavor. Its color, aroma, taste and tenderness are known as the "four wonders". Since then, Daokou Roast Chicken has been passed down from generation to generation, inheriting both the family's unique skills and the centuries-old soup. But in the old society, due to the heavy taxes imposed by the government, the exploitation of local powerful people, and the extortion of gangsters, Daokou Roast Chicken suffered a misfortune. After liberation, Daokou Roast Chicken was reborn and developed.

Nowadays, Daokou roast chicken follows the ancient method and adds some new spices to remove the fishy smell according to the characteristics of modern chicken. The current Daokou roast chicken is represented by Zhang Cunyou, Hua Baogang, and Hu Jikui Shenghe. The roast chicken is more delicious!

1. The creation and development history of Daokou Roast Chicken

Daokou Roast Chicken was founded in the 18th year of Shunzhi (1616) in the Qing Dynasty and has been More than three hundred years of history. According to "Huaxian Chronicle", when the production started, due to immature technology, the roast chicken produced had no characteristics, and the business was bleak. In the fifty-second year of Qianlong's reign (AD 1787), Zhang Bing, the forefather of roast chicken making, met Liu Yi, an old friend of the imperial kitchen in the imperial kitchen of the Qing Dynasty. The two reunited after a long separation and had a good drink. After three rounds of drinking, Zhang Bing asked him for advice on how to make roast chicken. His old friend Liu Yi, who was slightly drunk, told him a secret recipe for making roast chicken: "If you want the aroma of roasted chicken, add eight ingredients and old soup." The eight ingredients are tangerine peel, cinnamon, cardamom, galangal, cloves, Amomum villosum, Caoguo and Angelica dahurica; the old soup is the old soup for cooking roast chicken. When cooking a pot of roast chicken, you must add the old soup of the pot, and so on, the older the soup, the better. Zhang Bing followed the same method, and the roast chicken he made was really rotten and fragrant. From then on, the roast chicken business prospered, and Daokou roast chicken became famous. In order to commemorate his old friend's loyalty, Zhang Bing named his roast chicken restaurant "Yi Xing Zhang", which means "Friendship and justice prosper Zhang". Zhang Bing, who loves to delve into research, has developed a set of experiences through repeated cooking practices in selecting chickens, slaughtering, shaping, cooking, using soup, and heating. The finished Daokou roast chicken is bright in color, shaped like an ingot, and has five flavors. It has the characteristics of good, crispy and soft, salty and palatable, fat but not greasy. You don’t need a knife to cut it when you eat it. Just shake it with your hands and the bones and flesh will separate by themselves. No matter it’s hot or cold, the flavor will linger in your mouth. The craftsmanship of making Daokou roast chicken has been passed down from generation to generation for nearly three hundred years, forming a dominant position in the roast chicken industry. Therefore, before liberation, the roast chicken of the "Yi Xing Zhang" Daokou roast chicken old shop was the most authentic.

2. The secret recipe of roast chicken was disclosed, and the Daokou roast chicken industry developed on a large scale

After liberation, in 1954, the sixth generation descendant of "Yixing Zhang" opened his own old roast chicken shop Implementing a public-private partnership and joining Huaxian Food Company, the "Yixing Zhang" brand roast chicken is owned by the state.

In 1956, he began to train students and disclosed the ancestral secret recipe. The roast chicken making technology began to be widely taught in Daokou Town, Huaxian County. Especially after the reform and opening up, roast chicken shops abounded in Daokou Town, sometimes reaching hundreds. The famous ones include Zhang Cunyou Daokou roast chicken, Hu Yunzhang Daokou roast chicken, Huabaogang Daokou roast chicken, Zhang Zhonghai Daokou roast chicken, Qi Junfeng Daokou roast chicken, Xue Ji Daokou roast chicken, Badai Zhonghe Daokou roast chicken, etc. They are in On the basis of the secret recipe, we actively study, strive for excellence in material selection and technology, and innovate science and technology. In addition to retaining the original "four unique qualities" of color, aroma, taste and decay, we have also formed our own characteristics, each with its own characteristics. During this period, Daokou roast chicken developed greatly and was sold all over the country. It ranked first in national food competitions and was rated as a national premium product many times.

3. Now Daokou roast chicken has achieved industrial scale production

Daokou roast chicken production has completely rectified the past unhygienic and backward technology small workshop production. Now every Daokou roast chicken has formed an industrial-scale production line, with standardized factories and workshops, and a standardized production process, from slaughtering, shaping, cooking, frying, cooking to finished product packaging. Daokou roast chicken is an intangible product in Henan Province. Cultural heritage, it was rated as a national famous and excellent product by the Ministry of Commerce in 1981. In 2002, it was approved by the state as the first regionally protected product in Henan Province. The current Daokou Town has also been rated as the "Famous Roast Chicken City in China". So I think that the roast chicken produced in Daokou Town now and with up-to-standard craftsmanship are all authentic Daokou roast chicken.

This is my own opinion, please correct me if I am wrong! Thanks! [Rose][Rose][Rose]

The most authentic one is Yixing Zhangdaokou Roast Chicken, but when it comes to taste, most of us in Daokou eat Hua Baogang Daokou Roast Chicken.

As a Huaxian native, I must come in and answer this question when I see it.

Major brands. For example, Zhang Cunyou Daokou roast chicken, Hua Baogang Daokou roast chicken, Badai Zhonghe Yixing Zhang roast chicken family, Hu Yunzhang Daokou roast chicken, Xue Wang Daokou roast chicken and so on. Because there are too many brands, I won’t go into details here.

When talking about the authenticity of Daokou Roast Chicken, it is difficult to avoid the Zhang family, and we cannot fail to talk about the Yixing Zhang Roast Chicken brand. Because the founder of Daokou Roast Chicken is Zhang Bing, and Yixing Zhang was also founded by Zhang Bing (if you are interested in the history of Daokou Roast Chicken, you can search online), but later due to historical reasons, the Zhang family gave the Yixing Zhang brand to Huaxian County Food factory, Huaxian Food Factory went bankrupt and sold the brand trademark to Luohe Shuanghui. In the past two years, it was bought back by Zhang Cunyou at a high price. This issue is quite complicated and cannot be explained in a sentence or two. I will not expand on it here. explain.

Today we only talk about the authentic issue of Daokou Roast Chicken. In order to accommodate the laid-off workers after the bankruptcy of Huaxian Food Factory, workers of Huaxian Food Factory were allowed to open a roast chicken restaurant under the name Yixing Zhang, so The roast chicken in the streets and alleys is called Yixing Zhang Roast Chicken. The consequence of this is that the quality is uneven and the taste of the roast chicken varies greatly. Gradually, the Yixing Zhang Roast Chicken brand no longer has its historical glory. , not even a real brand, even the descendants of the Zhang family no longer call it this name, but created new brands such as Zhang Cunyou Roast Chicken, Eight Generations Zhonghe Yixing Zhang Roast Chicken Family.

Zhang Cunyou and Zhang Zhonghe are both the eighth generation descendants of the Zhang family, and both brothers have the same secret recipe passed down from their ancestors. The eighth generation Zhonghe is said to be the first to establish the Zhang Roast Chicken Family in Yixing. Taiwan's roast chicken company, but the gimmicks outweigh the actual significance. The brand influence of Zhang Cunyou is slightly stronger, but their roast chicken tastes a bit dry, which I don't like very much. There is a ninth-generation Zhang Wenwen Roast Chicken in the town, opened by Zhang Cunyou’s daughter. The hot roast chicken sold there is very unique. You can try it when you get to Daokou. They also opened a restaurant in Daokou Ancient Town to make all-round Daokou Roast Chicken. Chicken feast is also a local specialty in Huaxian County.

Huabaogang Daokou Roast Chicken, Huabaogang Roast Chicken is the most famous brand of roast chicken besides those of the Zhang family. It is said that Hua Baogang is the son-in-law of the Zhang family, and some say he is an apprentice of the Zhang family. , anyway, there must be a connection, it doesn’t matter here. Hua Baogang’s roast chicken has been selling very well in recent years, and its reputation and sales have become the industry leader, surpassing Zhang Cunyou and Baidai Zhonghe. Hua Baogang’s promotional selling point is that it is not oily. Fried food is healthier, with franchise stores all over the country, and a factory also established in Zhengzhou.

Hua Baogang's roast chicken is not that dry or salty, and is in line with the public's taste. This is also the reason why the brand has developed well. We usually eat Hua Baogang roast chicken and give it to relatives and friends.

Hu Yunzhang Daokou Roast Chicken. I don’t eat much of Hu Yunzhang’s roast chicken. It tastes okay but there is nothing particularly memorable. Their chicken feet are good, you can try it.

Xu Fuqin’s Daokou Roast Chicken is singled out because his roasted chicken has a Chinese medicinal smell. Although I personally don’t like it, it is still a characteristic.

I have never eaten most of Xue Wang’s roast chicken, Qi Junfeng’s roast chicken, Dong Yang’s roast chicken, Sanxing Liu’s roast chicken, etc., so I won’t comment on them.

Generally speaking, it doesn’t matter whether Daokou roast chicken is authentic or not. The one that suits your taste is the most authentic. There are many roast chicken restaurants in the streets and alleys that don’t even have signboards, and their taste is no better than those of big brands. However, if you are not a local and come to Daokou and want to try Daokou roast chicken or give it as a gift to relatives and friends, my personal suggestion is to choose Huabaogang Daokou roast chicken.

I am a native of Huaxian County, so I am here to answer this question uninvited. Daokou Roast Chicken Zhang Cunyou is the most authentic.

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