中国酒馔文化之唐朝绍兴醉鸡Chinese Wine Dish Culture-Tang Dynasty Shaoxing Drunk Chicken

绍兴是中国一座历史悠久的古城小镇，地处中国美丽的江南，小镇古巷石桥，小桥流水，古朴、优雅，是一座十分美丽的小镇。在这个小镇上有很多食肆小店，经营着各种特色的本地菜肴，其中绍兴醉鸡就是这里的一道名菜。 “绍兴醉鸡”这道菜历史悠久，由中国唐朝时的一位诗人创制。中国唐朝有一位诗人李白喜欢美酒，因为饮酒后能更好的作诗。有一天李白与朋友在喝酒、吃鸡时喝醉了，不小心把白斩鸡打翻在酒坛中，到了第二天，他酒醒后看见酒坛中的白斩鸡散发着美妙的香味，于是品尝了酒坛中的白斩酒，鸡肉变得更香滑，还带着酒香，就创造制作出了“绍兴醉鸡”这道菜。绍兴醉鸡主要由鸡脚肉、绍兴黄酒、枸杞、盐、白糖、姜、汤料等原料、调料制作而成。

Shaoxing is a small town with a long history in China. Located in the beautiful south of China, the town has ancient lanes with stone bridges, flowing water, which is of primitive simplicity and elegance. There are many small restaurants in this town, they are operating various local dishes with special characteristics, among which the Shaoxing drunk chicken is a famous dish here.The dish "Shaoxing Drunk Chicken" has a long history and was created by a poet in the Tang Dynasty of China. In the Tang Dynasty of China, there was a poet Li Bai who liked fine wine because he could write poetry better after drinking. One day Li Bai and his friend got drunk while eating chicken. They accidentally overturned the sliced cold chicken in the wine jar. When he woke up the next day, he smelt a wonderful fragrance from the sliced cold chicken in the wine jar , so he tried it. With the sliced cold chicken in the wine jar, the chicken became more fragrant with the aroma of wine, the dish "Shaoxing Drunk Chicken" was created here.Shaoxing Drunk Chicken is mainly made from chicken feet, Shaoxing rice wine, wolfberry, salt, sugar, ginger, soup and other raw materials and seasonings.