黔北婁山黃(huang)燜雞(ji)是(shi)是(shi)貴州省遵(zun)義市桐梓(zi)縣的特(te)產。婁山黃(huang)燜雞(ji)用多種香辣料精心燜燒而成的一種食(shi)物。
黔北(bei)婁(lou)山(shan)(shan)(shan)黃(huang)(huang)燜(men)(men)(men)(men)雞,系桐梓縣(xian)特色美食(shi)佳肴。史言,明(ming)萬歷二八(ba)年(nian),播州宣慰(wei)使楊應龍(long)叛亂(luan),朝廷以(yi)八(ba)路大軍平(ping)播。其北(bei)路總兵劉綎(ting),率兵挺(ting)進至(zhi)婁(lou)山(shan)(shan)(shan)關(guan),見十余道寨(zhai)柵梯級(ji)環扣,自山(shan)(shan)(shan)麓直達要口(kou),即是猴猿(yuan)也難逾(yu)越。如此險(xian)關(guan)要隘(ai),劉綎(ting)知不能力取,遂以(yi)奇兵間(jian)道婁(lou)山(shan)(shan)(shan)關(guan)西楠木廠,偷越夾擊,一舉而破(po)。為(wei)(wei)賀奇功(gong),劉綎(ting)命廚子殺(sha)雞數(shu)百,燜(men)(men)(men)(men)燒烹燴,大宴三日,曰,“婁(lou)山(shan)(shan)(shan)關(guan)險(xian)驚天(tian)下,黃(huang)(huang)燜(men)(men)(men)(men)雞香悅眾人(ren)(ren)(ren)”。一眾將士,皆(jie)大歡(huan)喜,爭(zheng)相啖食(shi),曰美曰善(shan)。頓時,婁(lou)山(shan)(shan)(shan)黃(huang)(huang)燜(men)(men)(men)(men)雞聲名(ming)鵲起,無論城鄉(xiang),皆(jie)習之(zhi)(zhi)以(yi)為(wei)(wei)待客上品。之(zhi)(zhi)后,但凡過往(wang)官宦(huan)名(ming)流(liu),無不慕名(ming)滯留桐梓,以(yi)食(shi)婁(lou)山(shan)(shan)(shan)黃(huang)(huang)燜(men)(men)(men)(men)雞為(wei)(wei)美事(shi)。至(zhi)于鄉(xiang)宦(huan)名(ming)士宴請酬唱(chang),更是以(yi)婁(lou)山(shan)(shan)(shan)黃(huang)(huang)燜(men)(men)(men)(men)雞為(wei)(wei)美食(shi)美談,盡演曲水(shui)流(liu)觴,不亦樂(le)乎。時人(ren)(ren)(ren)曰:婁(lou)山(shan)(shan)(shan)黃(huang)(huang)燜(men)(men)(men)(men)雞,始名(ming)于劉綎(ting),繼(ji)盛于官宦(huan)名(ming)士。物以(yi)人(ren)(ren)(ren)名(ming),人(ren)(ren)(ren)以(yi)物惠,互為(wei)(wei)彰益,豈(qi)又(you)不如日中天(tian)。今婁(lou)山(shan)(shan)(shan)黃(huang)(huang)燜(men)(men)(men)(men)雞昌盛如故,此論信然。而世居婁(lou)山(shan)(shan)(shan)關(guan)南溪口(kou)之(zhi)(zhi)胡氏,得地(di)利之(zhi)(zhi)助,世代經營(ying)(ying)婁(lou)山(shan)(shan)(shan)黃(huang)(huang)燜(men)(men)(men)(men)雞已歷數(shu)百年(nian)。后人(ren)(ren)(ren)秉承(cheng)先祖事(shi)業,除婁(lou)山(shan)(shan)(shan)關(guan)北(bei)麓竹林(lin)山(shan)(shan)(shan)莊本部之(zhi)(zhi)外,于桐梓縣(xian)城連鎖經營(ying)(ying),規模(mo)發(fa)展(zhan),光(guang)大老牌(pai)佳肴,影響也已遍及婁(lou)山(shan)(shan)(shan)南北(bei),三巴舊地(di)。