Explosive Chicken Taiwanese Cuisine Restaurant Introduction
It is a specialty store in Huatan Township that originally operated as an herbal store. After the second generation took over, they creatively used the traditional earthen kiln that was previously used for roasting herbs to make earthen kiln chicken. In the vegetable garden near the store, many herbs such as pearl grass, salty wind grass, and black mushroom are grown and utilized in the earthen kiln chicken. The earthen kiln chicken at Wulong Herbal Store is called "exploding chicken" because, during the roasting process in the kiln, the antibacterial paper used as an outer wrapping explodes due to heat, hence the name. The exploding chicken features specially selected black-boned pullets stuffed with Chinese medicinal herbs and rice wine, wrapped in layers of heat-resistant plastic bags, aluminum foil, newspapers, red clay, iron nets, and other materials, totaling 11 layers. It is then placed in a cross-shaped earthen kiln and slow-roasted with acacia wood and longan wood for 4 hours to complete. Unlike typical earthen kiln chicken, which has less broth, the exploding chicken is tender and flavorful, with a broth that blends various herbal extracts, rice wine, and the chicken's own essence, resulting in a rich and fragrant taste.
