Hainan chicken rice doesn't belong to Hainan, isn't it even Chinese food?

The name of Hainan Chicken Rice has basically been heard in the south of China. White tender chicken breast and light yellow chicken skin retain the fragrance of chicken to the greatest extent. Pick up a piece of chicken breast and send it to your mouth. Smooth chicken breast and chicken skin immediately become fragrant. And chicken soup and rice stew for the soul. Pig suet makes white rice glow. After eating a bowl of rice, the porcelain bowls are fragrant.

However, there must be a response here. Although the name of Hainan chicken rice has the word "Hainan", it is not a signature dish of Hainan, or even a Chinese dish. I really blame Hainan for its pure chicken rice. Malaysians and Singaporeans have something to say.

It is said that Singapore once applied for intangible heritage for Hainan chicken rice, and neighboring Malaysia protested angrily, so there is no accurate answer to the dispute between the two countries about who Hainan chicken rice belongs to. However, if it is really the best choice, Bian Xiao thinks that Hainan chicken rice belongs to Singapore's specialty.

In fact, it is not an exaggeration to call Hainan chicken rice Singapore's national dish. Hainan chicken rice is far ahead in the list of the least proud locals in Singapore. In the streets of Singapore, no matter fast food restaurants or star-rated hotels, there will be no shortage of Hainan chicken rice packages.

In this case, why is this chicken rice, which is regarded as Singapore's national dish, called "Hainan Chicken Rice", but Singaporeans never thought of changing its name? Because the chicken used for chicken rice is definitely Hainan Wenchang Chicken in Hainan Island, China. Chicken rice made from Wenchang chicken in Hainan is called Hainan chicken rice.

After Hainan immigrants invested in Nanyang in the 20th century, the boiled Hainan Wenchang chicken brought from their hometown, after optimization and improvement, evolved and developed for many years, and became a special food with Singapore flavor and imprint, and fixed the name of "registered trademark" Hainan chicken rice.

In fact, Mr. Cai Lan, a famous food expert, once said: "Hainan chicken rice is a cultural fusion of ingredients evolved from Singaporean expatriates, and it should be called Sin Chew chicken rice." It was only at the beginning that the immigrant investment habit in the south was called Hainan chicken rice, and this name has been handed down all the time, so that many people thought that Hainan chicken rice was Hainan's signature dish, but it was a typical Singapore specialty food. It can be said that everyone has misunderstood these years.

Unexpectedly, Hainan chicken rice, which is booming in other provinces and cities, is actually unfamiliar to many Hainanese. Some people in Hainan said, "There are not many so-called' Hainan chicken rice' in Hainan." Because we have never eaten chicken oil rice and chicken soup for the soul since childhood, there are also chicken oil rice and a set meal of chicken. The only thing that can be linked together is Hainan Wenchang chicken.

However, with the combination of culture and art, some related chicken rice packages can be seen in Hainan now, so it is incorrect to say that Hainan chicken rice has nothing to do with China Hainan. Because of the chicken rice set meal, you can also find the practice of braised rice with pork plate oil in Hainan. During Chinese New Year, festivals or ancestor worship, Hainan people will make white rice into meatballs, which means "family reunion and prosperity".

On the other hand, what kind of Hainan chicken rice is the best? If you have the chance to go to Singapore again, you must try the local Hainan chicken rice. At the street stall, a chicken rice is only 5 Singapore dollars. Steamed chicken is put in the store. After ordering, you can get a lard stewed rice, chicken soup for the soul, a few pieces of chicken breast on it, and a special sauce.

The expert said: "To eat Hainan chicken rice, you must rely on oil rice to read the real chapter. Sheep oil and rice alone will definitely not cook the essence." Some exquisite merchants will add spices to pork suet, such as citronella, lemon mint, ginger slices, garlic and so on. Stir-fried pork suet will be poured into white rice with seasoning, and chicken soup for the soul will be added. The steamed white rice will open the lid and smell fragrant, which makes people hate to swallow three bowls.

For chicken breast, it is tender and not fishy. The chicken breast cooked by each company is slightly different. The bones are pink, and there is blood near the chicken skeleton. It doesn't look ripe, but it's actually raw and cooked. It tastes smooth, not tight and not full. Who can refuse this chicken breast with chicken oil rice?