Lianshui grass chicken

[Lianshui Grass Chicken] is mainly distributed in Gaogou, Yixing, Donghuji, Hongyao, Zhuma and other towns in Lianshui County. This area is located at the junction of the north subtropical zone and the warm temperate zone, and belongs to the warm temperate monsoon climate, with four distinct seasons, an average annual temperature of 14℃, a long frost-free period, sufficient sunshine and abundant rain, which is very suitable for the breeding of grass chickens (native chickens). Lianshui is known as the "Hometown of Grass Chicken in China". Grass chicken has a long history of breeding and is unique to the local area. It has a moderate body shape, a small head and a pointed mouth, thin legs, small and pointed claws, and a mixed coat color, of which about 80% are dark brown, about 5% are white claws, about 10% are green claws, about 5% are yellow claws, and there are six chicken bones in the calf that are the size and shape of toothpicks. The yellow skin of chicken is thin, smooth and tight. The comb is thick and the feathers are bright, smooth and clean. The muscle stomach of chicken is 3.2 cm ~ 3.5 cm thick, and it is the size of a child's fist. When fattening, they are fed an insect unique to Lianshui Gaogou, Yixing, Donghuji, Hongyao, Zhuma and other towns, named "Zitoubrown". This kind of insect has a purple head, a grayish brown body, and looks a bit like a locust, smaller than a locust, with short legs and strong muscles. The feeding cycle of Lianshui grass chicken is generally about one year, from the beginning of spring to the end of twelfth month. September and October are the fattening period, which is the autumn harvest season. Whenever night falls, chicken farmers pull an electric lamp beside the rice field and put a self-woven nylon net under it, which can catch more than 10 kilograms of "purple head brown" for feeding chickens in one night. Lianshui grass chicken eats this insect, which grows fast, has strong muscles and is not easy to get sick. The eggs laid by Lianshui grass chicken are also a must. Due to a large number of wild insects "Purple Head Brown", the shell of eggs is red and purple, with a head size of 5 cm ~ 8 cm and a diameter of 2 cm ~ 3 cm. Each egg weighs between 55 g and 60 g, and is rich in protein, fat, vitamins and minerals needed by human body, such as calcium, iron and potassium. Lianshui Grass Chicken is suitable for a variety of cooking methods, such as stir-frying and stewing soup, and it is more suitable for cold food and cold meat. Lianshui Grass Chicken is not only edible all over the body, but also rich in various trace elements, vitamins, amino acids, etc. Every 100g of Lianshui Grass Chicken contains 8.3g-10g of protein, 86mg-100mg of calcium, 110mg-120mg of potassium, 100mg-120mg of vitamin A, 24.58mg-28mg of vitamin E, and a lot of carotene. Lianshui Grass Chicken has the characteristics of pure taste, rich nutrition, safety and health care, so people call Lianshui Grass Chicken "a good medicine for saving the world".
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