Hainanese Chicken Rice
🌏 Origin: Nationwide
Silky poached chicken over rice cooked in chicken fat and stock, with chilli-ginger sauce and dark soy. Malaysia's twist includes Melaka's famous chicken rice balls, where the rice is hand-rolled into bite-sized spheres.
- Main ingredients
- Poached chicken, rice cooked in chicken stock, chilli-ginger sauce
- Where to find it
- Chicken rice shops in every town; Melaka's chicken rice balls
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