At the table
Take a piece of chicken and separate the meat from the bone before eating.
The meat may contain small bones; check each piece carefully.
Recipes vary; confirm the actual ingredients if you have dietary restrictions.
GET TO KNOW THE DISH
What goes into it?
Explore some key ingredients below. Preparations may use additional seasonings and ingredients.
Typical ingredients
Recipes vary by restaurant.
How does it taste?
Savory and spiced
- Chili heat
- Heat not recorded
- Texture
- Tender meat with skin intact.
- How it’s made
- Shape the chicken and simmer in seasoned stock.
A CONNECTION TO PLACE
Origin & regional roots
Associated with Hebei.
Ask if they have it first
请问你们有正定马家卤鸡吗？
Do you have this item?
A LITTLE SOMETHING TO READ
Story & history
Zhengding Ma-Family Braised Chicken
Local history traces the dish’s arrival in Zhen Ding to a Hui Muslim family named Ma from Anguo around the Ming–Qing transition. In 1869, Ma Luofa named the family’s inherited braised chicken “Ma Family Braised Chicken” and opened the Ma Family Old Chicken Shop in Zhen Ding Fu, now Zhengding. The named preparation was included in Hebei’s second provincial intangible cultural heritage list in 2007.