Where is the specialty of Lianshui Grass Chicken?

Lianshui Grass Chicken is mainly distributed in Gaogou, Yixing, Donghuji, Yao Hong, Ma Zhu and other towns in Lianshui County. Located at the junction of the north subtropical zone and the warm temperate zone, this area has a warm temperate monsoon climate with four distinct seasons, an annual average temperature of 65438 04℃, a long frost-free period, abundant sunshine and abundant rain, which is very suitable for the breeding of grass chickens (native chickens). Lianshui is known as "the hometown of grass chickens in China". Grass chicken breeding has a long history and is unique to the local area. Moderate build, small head and sharp mouth, thin legs, small and sharp claws, mixed coat color, of which about 80% are dark brown, about 5% are white claws, about 65,438+00% are green claws, about 5% are yellow claws, and six calves are as big as toothpicks. The yellow skin of chicken is thin, smooth and firm. 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, which is the size of a child's fist. When fattening, feed them an insect unique to Lianshui Gaogou, Yixing, Donghuji, Yao Hong, Ma Zhu and other towns, named "Zitou Brown". This insect has a purple head and a grayish brown body. It 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 beginning of spring to the end of the twelfth lunar month. September and June 5438+ 10 are fattening periods and autumn harvest seasons. Whenever night falls, chicken farmers pull an electric lamp beside the rice field and lay a self-woven nylon net under it, so that they can catch more than 10 Jin of "purple-headed brown" to feed the chickens in one night. Lianshui grass chicken eats this bug, which grows fast and has strong muscles, so it 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-headed brown", the egg shell is reddish purple, the head size is 5 cm ~ 8 cm, and the diameter is 2 cm ~ 3 cm. Each egg weighs between 55g and 60g, 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 cooking, stewing soup and other cooking methods, and is more suitable for cold food and cold meat. Lianshui grass chicken is not only eaten all over the body, but also rich in trace elements, vitamins, amino acids and so on. Lianshui Grass Chicken contains 8.3g ~ 10g of protein, 86mg ~ 100mg of calcium and 0/00mg ~ 65438+potassium per kloc-0/00g. Lianshui Grass Chicken has the characteristics of pure taste, rich nutrition, safety and health care, so people call Lianshui Grass Chicken a "medicine for saving the world".