Mural guide
A straw-lined bamboo basket is full of hen, duck and quail eggs, and a blue-and-white plate beside it holds pieces of cooked chicken with salted and preserved eggs cut in half to show their yolks.
Birds and eggs
Introduction
Chicken, duck, goose and other poultry, with their eggs and egg products.
Poultry and eggs cover the meat of chicken, duck and goose, hen, duck, goose and quail eggs, and egg products such as salted eggs and preserved eggs. Domestic chicken remains from the Yin ruins are about 3,300 years old. Different breeds suit different treatments, some for stewing in soup and some for roasting, and eggs can be boiled, steamed or stir-fried. Finished dishes such as roast duck belong to the regional cuisines.