Hainanese chicken rice
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This article is about the dish. For the 2004 film alternatively titled Hainan Chicken Rice, see Rice Rhapsody.
Hainanese chicken rice is a dish of poached chicken and seasoned rice, served with chilli sauce and usually with cucumber garnishes.[4] It was created by immigrants from Hainan in southern China and adapted from the Hainanese dish Wenchang chicken.
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Alternative names | Hainan chicken, Chicken rice, Hainan Chicken Rice, Nasi Ayam, Khao man gai, Khao man kai |
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Region or state | Regions of Southeast Asia with Chinese populations[1][2][3] |
Associated cuisine | Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, Cambodia |
Main ingredients | Chicken, chicken stock, chicken fat, rice |
670 kcal (2805 kJ) | |
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Traditional Chinese | 海南雞飯 | ||||||||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 海南鸡饭 | ||||||||||||||||||
Literal meaning | Hainan chicken rice | ||||||||||||||||||
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It is widely considered one of the national dishes of Singapore,[5][6] and is most commonly associated with Singaporean cuisine,[7] being widely available in most food courts and hawker centres around the country.[6] Variants of the dish can also be seen throughout Southeast Asia, particularly in Malaysia, Thailand and China, where it remains a culinary staple.