They used to be solely bred only for royalty or for ritual offerings.
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"The best part of the Dong Tao chicken is the skin of their legs. Dong Tao Chickens originate from ông To, a village in Vietnam. Mr Le Van Luan, who picked Mr Hien's chicken meat as a year-end gift for his business partners and elderly relatives, is a regular customer in Dong Tao. Featured Image Credit: Hoang Quoc Phuong, Shutterstock. This is due to their rarity, level of care, and desirability. Although they’re not the most expensive breed of chicken in the world, a pair of ông To chickens can cost up to 2,500. Dong Tao chicken, also called Dragon Chicken, is a rare Vietnamese chicken breed with enlarged feet, that originates from the village ng To in Khoi Chu District near Hanoi. It is sometimes served boiled, but also fried, stewed or served with lemongrass. 1kg of Dong Tao chicken meat is as expensive as VND350,000 to 400,000 (USD17-19) depending upon the type of chicken you want, you have to be ready with the money in your hands. They’re mostly located in their home village of ông To in the Khoái Châu District.
The meat of the Dong Tao chicken - which can reach up to 10 kg - is prized for its tough and chewy texture and is also low in fat.
It is very difficult to breed this rare species because they. This is a special kind of chicken that looks horribly deformed but they are among the world's most expensive poultry as their huge thighs are a delicacy in Vietnam. "The more the chicken walks, the stronger and bigger their muscles are," said Mr Hien, who has been breeding chickens for more than 15 years. Dong Tao chickens, better known as 'Dragon Chickens' are native to Dong Tao Commune in Khoai Chau District. The Jersey Giant is the largest chicken breed in the worldand a friendly giant of a breed at that. The key to the bird's taste is its diet of corn and rice and the freedom it has to roam, Mr Hien told AFP.Īlthough the laying hens are kept in battery cages, which have been banned in some countries across the world, the chickens bred for meat are let loose in a small garden. While there might be some argument over breed sizes lower down the list, there is no debate at the top. Some are even entered into beauty contests. Mr Hien's prized four-kilogramme bird, whose enormous legs make up around a fifth of its body weight, was sold for about US$150 - but especially large pedigree chickens have been valued at more than 10 times that. The lumpy legs of the Dong Tao chicken - named after the commune where it is bred in northern Vietnam - are considered a delicacy, and are particularly popular among the wealthy during the Vietnamese Lunar New Year, known as Tet. HUNG YEN - On a farm close to Hanoi, Mr Le Van Hien picks out the best bird among his flock of "dragon chickens" - a breed with legs as thick as a brick that can fetch up to US$2,000 (S$2,640) a head.
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