Dong'an Chicken is a traditional dish in Hunan. It is made from seven mature chicken strips and seasonings. This dish originated from Dong'an County, Hunan Province, formerly known as vinegar chicken. It is a delicious dish with a long history and a famous Chinese and foreign cuisine. It has experienced the evolution of three dynasties and is listed as one of the national banquet recipes and the first of the eight Hunan cuisines.

In the Western Jin Dynasty, it was called "Chen vinegar chicken." The first year of Emperor Yongxi of the Western Jin Dynasty (290) set up the county governor on the shore of Yingshui, called Yingyang County. At that time, the county magistrate held a grand ceremony for the county, and held a grand ceremony to convene the township households to congratulate the local chefs, and asked the local chefs to put the spoons and banquets. According to the custom of the time, the regular banquet to the fifth dish is chicken, called "chicken opening." That time, the "chicken opening" tasted a bit sour. This acid, acid opened the appetite of the diners. After the break, the county magistrate called the chef and asked him how he thought of vinegar in the chicken. The chef squatted on the floor and said, "The adults forgive sins! I didn't mean it. I was very anxious. I was wrong to put the vinegar into the wine. I had no choice but to add some pepper and ginger. I don't want to take it. Let the adults forgive sins!” The county magistrate laughed and said happily: “What sin! Get up! Everyone said that the chicken with vinegar is delicious! I told you to come to reward you!” Coincidentally, I created a famous dish. Since then, the practice of "vinegar chicken" has spread in the private sector. At the end of the Qing Dynasty, it was called "Official Chicken." At the end of the Qing Dynasty, the Xiang Army would lead Bao Tian to reinforce the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and the Guizhou Miao uprising. The Qing court banned Bao Tian as the Guanglu doctor and awarded the title of "Prince and Little Guarantee", which was heavily valued by the imperial court. Xi Baotian was diagnosed with illness in his later years and lived in Wujiaqiao. Once, Zeng Guofan, Zuo Zongtang, and Liu Kunyi waited until Xi Baotian’s home, and the vinegar chicken was added to the banquet. In order to increase the umami taste, the chef added some old milk tofu to the vinegar chicken. The "vine vinegar chicken" made is not only hot and sour, but also crispy. Zeng Guofan and others ate, and praised it. When Zuo Zongtang asked about the name of the dish, Xi Baotian wanted to say "Chen vinegar chicken", but he thought that the name was too earthy, and he said that it was unclear. Zeng Guofan interjected: "This is the special product of the official residence, it is called 'official chicken'!" Zuo Zongtang and Liu Kunyi said: "Yes! The famous family is famous for the dishes, the official chicken, good name!" This dish was passed to the court. When the Republic of China was called "Dongan Chicken." In the first phase of the Northern Expedition in 1926, Tang Shengzhi, the famous patriotic general of the Chinese Kuomintang, served as the former enemy commander of the Northern Expeditionary Army. After the Northern Expedition, Tang Shengzhi settled in Nanjing. In order to celebrate the victory of the Northern Expedition, he hosted a banquet in Nanjing to entertain his men and colleagues, and there was a "official chicken" between the banquets. His personal chef is Wujiaqiao, who is more particular about cooking. The chickens to be selected first must be females that have not had eggs, and the weight is no more than one and a half pounds; the firepower is just right when making, keeping the blood in the chicken bones bright red; in the knife method, one chicken is cut in addition to the internal organs. In sixteen pieces, placed on a plate, it is just a complete chicken. After eating under the brethren and colleagues, they said that this dish is beautiful in appearance, bright in color, fresh in flesh, sour and refreshing, fat but not greasy, not too much to eat, full of aroma, nutrient-rich, sweet, sour, spicy, Tender and crisp. Asked what the name of this dish is, Tang Shengzhi is about to speak. Gu Boxu, who is next to him, reminds: "Hometown flavored hometown food." Tang Shengzhi immediately said: "This is our special dish of Dongan, called 'Dongan Chicken'." Tang Shengzhi The hospitality often uses "Dongan Chicken" as a pressing meal. Guo Moruo's "Hong Bo Ji" also recorded: During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Tang Shengzhi hosted a banquet in the residence of Changsha Shuilu Prefecture. Among them, Dongan chicken has a good taste. In February 1972, during the US President's visit to China, Mao Zedong hosted a banquet for Nixon, and there was also Dong'an Chicken in the room. Nixon ate and boasted, and after returning home, he also greatly appreciated the taste of Dongan chicken. It was quickly introduced to countries such as Nanyang, North America, Jordan, Malaysia, Japan, and Singapore. Since then, Dongan Chicken has been listed as a national banquet dish, the first of the eight Hunan cuisine.

Dong'an chicken quality technical requirements First, the variety of native chicken (yellow feathers and black feathers). Second, the conditions of production Natural grassland and forest grassland, no three waste pollution, rich forage resources, drinking water for mountain streams and springs. The temperature and humidity of the pen house are suitable, the ventilation is good, the wall insulation performance is good, and it can protect against the external wind and rain. Third, feeding management 1. Chicken species source: Dongan chicken from the protected area. 2. Feeding methods: combination of stocking and feeding. The brooding temperature is 32 ° C - 20 ° C. It is raised at 45 days in winter and 30 days before summer, and then stocked in the stock. 3. Feeding density: Under house feeding conditions, the feeding density per square meter before 4 weeks of age is ≤35, and the feeding density per square meter is 5-15 at 5-15 weeks of age; under stocking conditions, it is raised every square meter before 4 weeks of age. The density is controlled at ≤14, and the feeding density per square meter is controlled at ≤8 at 5-15 weeks of age. 4. Feed requirements: Use full-price compound feed prepared with corn, rice, soybean meal, etc. when feeding, and eat green vegetables, radish leaves and chicory when stocking. 5. Out of the box: cock live weight ≥ 1.3kg, hen live weight ≥ 1.1kg. 6. Environmental and safety requirements: The prevention and control of the breeding environment and epidemic diseases must comply with relevant state regulations and must not pollute the environment. 4. Slaughtering and Processing 1. Chicken source: Dongan chicken with good health status in the protected area and quarantine certificate issued by the local animal husbandry and animal husbandry department. 2. Slaughter: Fast food for 12 hours before slaughter. 3. Immersion: water temperature (70-72) degrees, time (60-90) seconds. 4. Segmentation: The time from bloodletting of the live chicken to the packaging of the product into the cold storage shall not exceed 2 hours. V. Quality characteristics 1. Sensory characteristics: Dongan chicken (cold fresh): The feet are fine, cyan or light gray, the soles are blue and white, the epidermis is light yellow, bright and smooth, the muscles are full and elastic, the muscle fat is evenly distributed; the epidermis and muscles The cut surface is shiny, with normal chicken smell and no odor. 2. Physical and chemical indicators: crude protein ≥ 20g / 100g, crude fat ≤ 3.0g / 100g, cholesterol ≤ 75mg / 100g. 3. Safety requirements: Product safety indicators must meet the relevant regulations of the state for similar products.

Apply to：
Producers within the scope of Dong'an Chicken's production area may apply to the Dongan County Food and Drug Industry and Commerce Quality Supervision Administration for the use of the \"Special Mark for Geographical Indication Products\", which shall be reviewed by the Hunan Provincial Bureau of Quality and Technical Supervision and reported to the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine for approval. The testing organization of Dongan Chicken is selected by the Hunan Provincial Bureau of Quality and Technical Supervision in the testing institutions that meet the qualification requirements.