Legend has it that a man named Hua somehow found a chicken, but he couldn't cook it. So he killed the chicken, wrapped it in rotten mud and barbecued it in firewood. Finally, the dried chicken is cooked. When the mud shell is opened, the chicken feathers are peeled off. As time goes on, the aroma is fragrant. The beggar had a good meal. Later, this practice was learned by people in restaurants and improved. The reputation of "beggar chicken" is growing.

After investigation and extensive inquiry, there is no beggar chicken for sale in Nanchong.