Dong Tao Chicken - unique cuisine of Hung Yen with giant legs

Speaking of Hung Yen's delicious dishes, we cannot ignore the Dong Tao chicken specialty with the special impression of its "giant" legs. This is also a pet as a pet for many people and is also a very popular gift every Tet holiday because according to tradition, having chickens to worship on New Year's Eve will lead to prosperous and peaceful business.

Dong Tao chicken has a unique feature: big rough legs like an elephant's and a red crest like a raspberry, which is said to have been a delicacy offered to kings in ancient times. Moreover, today, one of thirty rare indigenous chicken breeds that can always prepare many delicious, strange and unique dishes that are favored by gourmets is Dong Tao chicken of Hung Yen province.

If anyone has the opportunity to return to Khoai Chau district, Hung Yen province, they will be delighted to see this rare Dong Tao chicken breed. Dong Tao chickens have a different shape from normal chicken breeds because they usually weigh from five to seven pounds each, have a bamboo-shaped head, a toad-like body, wings like two clams facing the body, and a tail like a fish trap. , raspberry crest, red skin, big rough feet like an elephant's. 

This Dong Tao chicken requires a lot of care and is difficult to raise. The older the chicken is, the more precious it is. The meat often has a delicious, unique flavor that is not mixed with any other type of chicken. It can also prepare a variety of specialties, so very expensive.

This king's Dong Tao chicken, when young, had red skin and only loose feathers, just like a fairy-winged chicken. When it grew up, it had thick feathers, legs as big as an elephant's, and its meat was firm. A large Dong Tao chicken can often be prepared in seven to a dozen dishes, each of which is unique. Dong Tao chicken is boiled, frozen, stir-fried with bamboo shoots, roasted in a pan, grilled with lemon leaves so that the outer skin is crispy and the meat inside is soft and fragrant.

Other parts of this chicken breed can also be processed into many strange ways. Stir-fried chicken intestines with lemongrass and chili are crispy, rich, and spicy. Dong Tao chicken skin is very thick, maybe even a few ounces. Drinkers often like the chicken skin dish stir-fried with lemon leaves or choose the chopped neck skin mixed with sticky rice and eat it with coriander, polyscias fruticosa, and fig leaves rolled up to eat. Crisp and rough, very "propelling" to the wine.

In addition, with delicious meat, steamed chicken thighs dipped in shrimp paste served with apricot leaves are as delicious as imitation civet dishes. Dong Tao chicken cooked in lemon juice has the effect of relieving colds and treating body fatigue. But perhaps the most delicious and unique dish from elephant legs that connoisseurs enjoy is often referred to as "dragon scales stewed with traditional Chinese medicine", the thick layer of scales when stewed still retains its firmness and does not soften. mushy, when stewing traditional Chinese medicine, the chef often simmers Dong Tao's uncle's two millet pearls to make the stew fragrant and sweet.

Normally, a pot of "dragon scales stewed with traditional Chinese medicine" with two legs would take two or three people to finish because it is very large, and with just one bite, it smells like meat and leather.

From a Dong Tao chicken, the chef can freely prepare popular specialties, the delicious taste of Dong Tao chicken meat and skin is unmistakable. However, Dong Tao chickens are considered rare and expensive because maintaining the breed is not easy. Especially for Tet feasts, Dong Tao chicken can prepare dozens of dishes for Tet feasts such as chicken feet stewed with Chinese herbs, chicken thighs steamed with lemon leaves, chicken sausage, mixed chicken skin, grilled meatballs, etc. chicken spring rolls, chicken patties, chicken sausage, chicken stir-fried with chili, chicken intestines stir-fried with beans, chicken sticky rice, egg wine, civet imitation, chicken bones stewed with vegetables

It is so delicious that gourmets who love Dong Tao chicken are clever in hunting for it to enjoy and sip. So, when enjoying chicken cuisine in Vietnam, don't forget this unique Dong Tao chicken dish!

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