"Bowl" is a Sichuan dialect that refers to a flat-bottomed pottery pot with a round mouth and a deep belly. Bowl chicken is a popular snack in Sichuan, and in more regions, bowl chicken is a cold dish based on chicken and chicken offal. However, the form of Leshan bowl chicken is very different, and the place prefers to use bamboo skewers to skewer meat, and then dip it in seasoning soup, and diners can eat at their own discretion, and the number of bamboo skewers is charged. At present, the Leshan school is the absolute mainstream of Chengdu bowl chicken, and its dishes are not limited to chicken, and the variety of seasonings is becoming more and more abundant, which can be regarded as a kind of cold pot skewers. Leshan has made many contributions to Chengdu catering, just like the relationship between Shunde and Guangzhou.
The popularity of Leshan Xianzhi Flavored Bowl Chicken is no less than that of Granny Ye's Bowl Chicken. In 2011, there were only two shops in the shop, and there were 5 or 6 bowls and basins at the door. In 2018, the store has been expanded in a snake style, with four doors standing side by side. The small shop is almost full of people at night, and although the tables and chairs on the street are simple, there are plenty of seats, and the turnover rate is high, so the ranking situation is not very serious.
The store offers two flavors: red oil and rattan pepper. Compared to the ordinary skewer ingredients, the red oil soup of the bowl chicken has a lot of sesame seeds. Rattan pepper is mainly popular in the mountainous areas of southwest China (Sichuan, Chongqing, Yunnan), and it is also a new Internet celebrity condiment a few days ago. Its flavor is more fragrant than red peppercorns, and it is not as bitter as green peppercorns, so local diners can easily distinguish the difference between rattan pepper and other peppercorns. The rattan pepper ingredient of Xianzhi Flavored Bowl Chicken is a mixture of chicken broth, salt, sugar and other ingredients, and the fat content is significantly less than that of red oil soup, and it is lighter than red oil sauce. The rattan pepper dipping sauce is the flavor calling card of the bowl chicken, and it should not be missed.
The skewers have been diversified, but chicken broth is still used as one of the bases, so it is common to produce chicken soup with rice, kimchi, etc., which is one of the must-eat items at the bowl chicken shop. If you don't want to be full, you might as well choose the freshly known soup and cabbage. The quality control of all kinds of skewers in the store is stable, and boneless chicken feet are relatively rare, although they are not large, but after eliminating bone interference, small chicken feet bring a good sense of satisfaction. Small shops self-service pick-up, high turnover rate, fast replenishment, but inevitably bring the disadvantages of the skewers are not enough to taste, it is recommended to pour some juice in the bowl in order to enhance the taste.
