老浦东鸡“九斤黄”是上海人记忆中的一个符号,往往会在前面加上“浦东”两字。因为这正是在浦东川沙、南汇、奉贤乡间散养的绝佳食材,黄嘴、黄脚、金红色鸡毛,有时皮也会有点黄。由于乡下放养,吃谷吃虫,吃野草,喝清水,个头长得大,肌肉紧实,无论公鸡、新母鸡、老母鸡、镦鸡(阉鸡)、童子鸡,味道都非常好。往往一家炖鸡汤,整条弄堂皆香。重提这个记忆符号,是因为记忆又变为现实。不久前收到一封信,用牛皮纸制作,中间的方框内有一只剪影鸡。鸡上从右至左横写“老浦东鸡”四字,鸡下有英文“AUTHENTIC Old Pudong chicken ”nine pounds yellow “ is a symbol of Shanghai people’s memory, tend to add ”Pudong “ in front of the word. Because this is the best food in the Pudong Chuansha, Nanhui, Fengxian countryside, yellow mouth, yellow feet, golden red feathers, and sometimes the skin will be a bit yellow. As the stocking in the country, eat the valley eating insects, eating weeds, drinking water, tall, muscular, regardless of rooster, new hen, old hen, upset chicken (capon), broiler chicken, the taste is very good. Often a stewed chicken soup, the whole alley are fragrant. To recall this memory symbol is because memory has become a reality. Not long ago received a letter, made of kraft paper, the middle of the box there is a silhouette of chicken. Chicken from right to left cross write ”Old Pudong chicken “ character, chicken under the English ”AUTHENTIC